John Graves (1) was born about 1740
in VA, and died in 1811.According
to Miss Laura L. Walker (from information originally supplied by Mrs. Nellie
(Cox) Beane), John was born in England.However, according to R‑50, the statement that John was born in
England probably came from someone who re-copied copies of notes of Phanney
Graves (b. 1803) who stated her grandfather, John Graves, was from a John
Graves, born in England, who came to America about 1635.The year of 1635 got changed through
re-copying to 1735 or 1755 or somewhere in between.There is no information as to who may have a copy of the
original notes of Phanney Graves.R‑50 states that John Graves came to NC with explorers of the same
last name, some sons of Thomas Graves of Spotsylvania Co., VA.They came to the area by 1755.He married Margery Harvey, also said to
be from VA.John and Margery lived
on Bumper’s Fork of Little River.This 312 acres of land was sold in 1822, after Margery was deceased, by
sons Leonard and Samuel to Silas Moffitt (Randolph Co. Deed Bk. 14, p.
214).This land adjoined Leonard,
Samuel, and William Bolling.

Per R‑210, which cites the Randolph Geneaolgical Journals, the name
of John Graves’ wife is rendered as Margery in his 1811 will and in an 1815 tax
roll, as Margere on the 1820 tax roll, and as Marge in a 1789 deed.

John’s will was dated 5 Jan. 1811,
and probated in Nov. 1811 in Randolph Co., NC (Will Book 3, p. 311).Margery and their son Samuel were
executors of the will.Beneficiaries were wife Margery, daughters Mary and Elizabeth, sons
Samuel, William, Leonard, and John Jr.Richard, a witness to the will, had shared a land grant with John
Graves, Sr., so apparently had received his share of the estate
previously.Not all of the
following 8 children are proven.There are obvious discrepancies between the accounts and possibilities
given in the book by Lillian Sheppard and that by Aubrey Graves.

The first William Graves listed
below died in late Dec. 1791 or early 1792.In a will dated 30 Dec. 1791 he gave his land to his brother
Leonard, and personal possessions to his brother Samuel and his sister Mary
Anne (“Anne”).According to R‑50
and R‑210, William obtained land grant No. 401 from the state of North
Carolina on 18 Aug. 1787, registered 12 Dec. 1788 (Warrant No. 208, surveyed 29
Dec. 1786), for 300 acres of land on the Little River in Randolph Co.If the entry date for this land grant
was 1786, then he must have been born by 1765 at least, according to R‑50.William Graves may also be placed in
Randolph Co. by a signed 1785-1788 petition regarding court house
location.If he had a family, they
predeceased him.The last son
born, William, was named after his older brother.

Per R‑50, Elizabeth Graves
married Michael Harvey, who may have presented John Graves’ will in court in
1811.If Elizabeth was married in
1811, she was probably born by 1791.Leonard sold land in 1794 (the 312 acres willed to him by brother
William).Having to be at least 21
years of age in 1794, he was born by 1773.Anne and Mary Graves, previously listed separately, are,
according to R‑50, one daughter named Mary Anne Graves.In 1794, she witnessed a deed as Mary
Hudson.If she was at least 21
years of age at this time, then she was born by 1773.

It is believed that there may be a
connection between this family and the families of Peter Graves, page 90, 1978 Graves Family Newsletter, and William B.
Graves, page 69, 1979 Graves Family
Newsletter?

Also, on pages 105 and 107, 1978
newsletter is information on the descendants of Samuel L. Graves, b.c. 1816,
NC, d. 25 March 1869, Texas Twp., DeWitt Co., IL.He probably first married Molly Mann, married second Mary
Wright, then married Sarah Ann (Baily?) Davis.Since one of his grandchildren was named Zilpha, perhaps he
was related to John Graves of Randolph Co.(R‑1, R‑7, R‑9, R‑18, R‑44, R‑50,
R‑201, R‑202, R‑210)

Samuel Graves (2) was probably born
before 1764/5 in Randolph Co., NC.The estimated date of birth is based on 1815 tax list, “0 poll tax,”
making him over 50 years of age, or born by 1764/5.He died 1830-1840, possibly in Clay Co., IN, or while
enroute.He married Zylphia Steed,
daughter of Nathaniel Steed and Susannah Franklin of VA.Nathaniel Steed was the son of John
Steed, Sr. and Ann Hill.Zylphia
was born about 1762, and died in April 1850 in Van Buren Twp., Clay Co.,
IN.She was 88 when she died.(She was listed in the Mortality Book for 1850.)Samuel is said to have sold his land between 1815-1822 in preparation
for his move to IN.By 1831 the
family and many others started from Randolph Co., NC to Clay Co., IN by
horseback train.

As written in R‑210 and per R‑2,
Samuel Graves is mentioned in contemporary records as Samuel Graves
Esquire.He may be placed in
Randolph Co., NC by deeds of 1787, 1788 and 1791, a militia record of March
1789, census records of 1790, 1800, and 1810, marriage bonds of 1799 and 1819,
court records of 1793 and bastardy bonds of 1812, 1814, 1835, and 1839, tax
rolls of 1803, 1815 and 1820, and a voting roll of 1817.He was a constable in 1788.He owned considerable property,
including 612 acres on the Little River, 250 acres on the Uharie River, and 100
acres on Reedy Creek.

The following children are believed
by R‑2 to be the children of Samuel and Zylphia, but only Mary Ann has
been proven to be a child.According to R‑50, Samuel Sr. and Zylphia had a total of 11
children, eight born by 1800.The
1790 census lists 2 sons and 1 daughter.The 2 sons were probably Samuel, Jr. and Gillum (thought by some to be a
child of John and Margery Graves) Graves.The 1800 census lists 3 sons and 5 daughters.This son was probably John Graves who married Annie
("Jonsy") Spencer.Samuel Graves, Sr. deeded 262 acres of land to John in 1822 (Bk. 17, p.
356) which was witnessed by Mark and Anney Bolling.Mark Bolling was the brother of Talitha who married Samuel,
Jr.It is said that John could
walk 1¼ miles from his house to the village of Seagrove where he somestimes
served as a magistrate.Per R‑50,
Jane Graves is a probable daughter but no information on a Henry Graves.R‑50 also suggests that some of
the children attributed to Samuel Graves and Zylphia may actually be the
children of Samuel Graves, Jr.(R‑9,
R‑17, R‑44, R‑50, R‑201)

Richard (“Dickey”) Graves (4) was
born some time between 1765 to 1769[3],
in Randolph Co., NC, and died 15 June 1849 in Randolph Co., NC.Randolph
Geneological Journal, Vol. 16, No. 3, p. 15, cites:Richard Graves, 80 years old, d. June
1849 after a ten day illness; cf.
1850 Mortality Schedule of Randolph Co., NC.He was buried in the original Graves Cemetery which is
located in Randolph Co., ¼ mile west of State Road 134 and ¼ mile north of
State Road 1118 on an unpaved road.The graveyeard reportedly contains 19 graves.R-50 states that according to some information, Richard and
his wife were buried on land owned by their son, Samuel.He married Hannah Fincher, daughter of Benjamin
Fincher.Benjamin was a Quaker,
joining the Cane Creek Monthly Meeting, Orange Co., NC, in 1755, with his
family.Hannah was born about
1769, listed as age 81 on the 1850 census, then living in the household of her
son Samuel Graves.She died 9 Nov.
1856 in NC at age 87.They moved
to the Seagrove area by 1794 and settled on Little River in the southern part
of the county.All their children
were born in Randolph Co., although the information on their son Richard is
just that he was born in NC.Richard’s home plantation was purchased in 1794 from his brother,
Leonard, who inherited the land in 1791 from his brother William Graves.William had obtained the land by a 1787
grant from the state.Richard then
deeded this land in 1841 to his son Samuel.Richard and Hannah moved in with Samuel and his wife Rachel.

The book Fincher in the USA, 1683-1900, compiled by Evelyn Davis Fincher and
Ann Wilson Fincher, gives much information on the Fincher family.Hannah Fincher is descended from
Francis Fincher, a Quaker from Worcester, England, who arrived in Philadelphia,
PA, 7 mo., 28th day, 1683 (May 28, 1683) aboard the ship “Bristol
Comfort” accompanied by his second wife, Mary (Achelley) Fincher, his small
children and servants.The descent
of Hannah was: Francis1, John2, Jonathan3,
Benjamin4, Hannah5.Benjamin was born about 1740 in Chester Co., PA, and died 19 March 1808
in Randolph Co., NC, leaving a wife, 2 sons, and 5 daughters.

As written in R‑210, Richard
Graves may be placed in Randolph Co., NC by documentary evidence dating from
1785, including a signed petition, a law suit of 1789, census records of 1790,
1800, 1830, and 1840, deeds of 1791-1841, militia records of 1801-1802, a will
of 1811, tax rolls of 1803, 1815, 1820, and 1828, voting records of 1817, and
marriage bonds for his son Benjamin in 1822 and daughter Nancy in 1825.

Local Randolph Co. history gives
information that two of Richard’s sons, Benjamin and Samuel, remained in NC and
four other sons went West.It is
said thay had six boys and six girls in total.According to R‑50, Mary Anne and Nancy are most often
identified as daughters of Richard and Hannah, which is confirmed by letters
and other information.In addition
to the children listed below, Cindy Holsapple-Boone says that Jane Graves (#16)
who married Randolph Bowling was also a child of this Richard Graves.However, R‑50 believes Jane is
probably a daughter of Richard’s brother Samuel.The birth order is unclear.(R‑1, R‑4, R‑7, R‑12, R‑13, R‑29,
R‑30, R‑31, R‑44, R‑50, R‑84, R‑85, R‑87,
R‑89, R‑90, R‑201, R‑202, R‑210)

Leonard Graves (6) was born before
1773 in Randolph Co., NC, and died before 1850.He is listed on the 1815 tax list for Randolph Co.He married ‑‑‑‑‑‑.According to R‑50, Leonard’s son
Richard has repeatedly been misidentified as the son of Richard and Hannah
Fincher Graves and the two men mistakenly combined into one.Per R‑50, Martha Provost, now
deceased, was “the most informed person on this subject.”She states that the Richard who married
Agnes Graves and the Richard who married Nancy Vuncannon are two separate men
who were first cousins.(R‑50,
R‑75)

John Graves, Jr. (7) was born 2
Jan. 1790 in Randolph Co., NC, died 7 March 1883 in Martinsburg, Washington
Co., IN, and was buried in Cravens Cem., located on the family farm in
Washington Co., IN.He married
Margaret (“Peggy”) Brookshire.She
was born 20 Feb. 1791 in Randolph Co., NC, died 26 March 1878, and was also
buried in Cravens Cem.They moved
to Indiana in 1829, going first to Montgomery Co. and then to Washington Co. in
1848 or 1849, settling 3 miles south of Salem.Later they moved to the northwest quarter, section 28, in
what is now Pierce Township, which was their homestead. They apparently also lived for a time in
Kentucky, since at least four of their children were born there, according to
the 1850 census for Washington Co., IN.On the 1860 census, John and Margaret lived with their daughter Mary
Graybill and her family in Jackson Twp., Washington Co., IN.On the 1870 census in Pierce,
Washington Co., IN, John was recorded as John G., age 81; he was listed as a
retired farmer.(R‑44, R‑201,
R‑207, R‑210)

Mary Anne Graves (8) was born
before 1773 (or about 1764 per R‑44).She married Joseph (“Joel”) Hudson.He was born about 1760.They were listed in the censuses for
1800 and 1810 in Rockingham Co., NC.(R‑1, R‑7, R‑9, R‑44, R‑50, R‑201, R‑202)

Children - Hudson

51.Joel Hudson, Jr, b.c. 1784-1790.

52.daughter, b. 1784-1790.

53.son, b. 1784-1790.

54.daughter, b. 1790-1794.

55.son, b. 1790-1794.

56.daughter, b. 1790-1800.

57.son, b. 1790-1800.

58.daughter, b. 1800-1810.

William Graves (9) was born about
1794, presumably in Randolph Co., NC, and died after 10 Sept. 1850, probably in
Indiana.He married Sarah Ann ‑‑‑‑‑‑.She was also born about 1794, and died
after 1850 according to the 1850 census.On the 1820 census, a William Graves, age 26-45, one female 16-26, and
two males, 0-10 are listed.According to R‑201, William was listed with six children in the
1830 census for Van Buren Twp., Clay Co., IN.William bought two pieces of land in Clay Co. early in 1836
and sold them in Dec. 1836.On the
1850 census for Sterling Twp., Crawford Co., IN, a William Graves, age 56, born
North Carolina and Sarah Graves, age 56, born North Carolina are shown
following an entry for John (#60) and Catharine Graves.

There is some question that the
John Graves below is the son of this William Graves; William Graves was listed
as the father on John’s death certificate; no mother’s name was given.R‑34 believes that the John
Graves below was the son of William Graves (#26).(R‑29, R‑201)

Samuel Graves, Jr. (10) was born in
1785-1786 per R‑50, but others say between 1800 and 1810 in Randolph Co.,
NC.He married Mary M. Mann on 28
March 1828 in Vigo Co., IN.She
was born 1810-1820.According to R‑50,
this man may be confused with another person.A Samuel Graves, Jr. is listed in 1815 Randolph Co. with 240
acres-Little River.Would a man
born 1800 to 1810 list acres in 1815?This Samuel Graves, Jr. who listed acres/taxes in 1815 is belived by R‑50
to be the Samuel Graves deeded 250 acres of land in 1807.If this is the Samuel Graves born by
1785/6, then he would be about 21 years old in 1807.The Samuel Graves born by 1785/6 married Talitha Bolling
(Bolling family history) and went to IN.The following children were listed in the 1840 census for Van Buren
Twp., Clay Co., IN.The Samuel
Graves recorded on the 1860 census in Van Buren Twp., IN was Samuel (#216), son
of John Graves and Mary Smitherman.(R‑50, R‑17, R‑201)

Children - Graves

67.son, b. 1810-1820.

68.daughter, b. 1825-1830.

69.daughter, b. 1830-1835.

70.daughter, b. 1830-1835.

71.son, b. 1835-1840.

72.son, b. 1835-1840.

73.daughter, b. 1835-1840.

Gillum (or Gilliam) Graves (11) was
born about 1785/6 in Randolph Co., NC, and probably died before 1850 when Sarah
was recorded on the 1850 census in Boone Co., IA living with her son
Henry.He married Sarah Ann ‑‑‑‑‑‑.She was born about 1794 in NC, and died
after 1870 in Boone Co., IA.She
was recorded on the 1850-1870 censuses in Boone Co., IA.In 1854, a Sarah Graves (living in
Iowa) sold land in Clay Co., IN to Henry Graves, son of Gillum’s brother Samuel
(#10).Gillum is listed on the
1815 tax list for Randolph Co.He
witnessed deeds in 1815 and 1818.(R‑44, R‑50, R‑51, R‑201)

Mary Ann Graves (13) was born 5 April
1793 in Randolph Co., NC, and died 10 Oct. 1831, while enroute from NC to
Indiana by horseback train (soon after the group had crossed the border of
either Ohio or Indiana), and was buried by the roadside in either Ohio or
Indiana.She married Stephen A.
Lowdermilk, son of John Harrison Lowdermilk and his first wife Mary Elliott, on
25 June 1812 in Randolph Co., NC.He was born 15 May 1793 in Randolph Co., near Asheboro, died 15 Sept.
1872 near Ashboro in Clay Co., IN, and was buried in Cade Cem., Perry Twp.,
Clay Co., IN.Ashboro, IN and the
Mt. Olive Church near there were supposedly named by Stephen and his son
William for the town and church near their NC home.An old record says “John Lowdermilk was a large slave holder
and on account of Stephen’s anti-slavery convictions he was disinherited by his
parents.”All the children of Mary
Ann and Stephen were born in Randolph Co., NC.

On arriving in Indiana, Stephen
first settled on the Eel River, but shortly afterwards moved to Jackson
township, section 29, and built a cabin.He later went on foot to Vincennes, IN, to enter his first 40 acres of
land from the government, and he added more later, making a total of 150 acres.It was at this time he met and married
his second wife, Mrs. Sarah (‑‑‑‑) Bolin, widow of
Richard T. Bolin, about 1838 in Clay Co., IN.Sarah was born 3 Oct. 1803, died 9 Sept. 1871, and was
buried in Union Cem.He was an
active Methodist, his cabin being used for the first church services.For 23 years he was a justice of the
peace, without having a single judgement reversed.He was a life-long supporter of Republican principles and
was importantly connected with the organization of the county and township.He and Sarah had four children, and
their eldest son, Calvin, was reared on the farm and obtained but little
education.

Stephen Lowdermilk was recorded on
the 1850, 1860 and 1870 censuses in Clay Co., IN.A James W. Lowdermilk, age 19, born Indiana, was listed with
the family in 1850.It is unclear
whether he was the last child of Mary and Stephen; subsequent censuses list a
James W. Boling, b.c. 1831 in
Indiana, who may be a son of Stephen’s second wife Sarah by her first
marriage.James W. Boling’s
children married into the next generation of Graves’ descendants so Boling’s
descendants are listed in the genealogy for clarity.(R‑6, R‑9, R‑201, R‑210)

Margery (or Margere or
"Marge") Graves (15) was born about 1802 (or before 1801), probably
in Randolph Co., NC, and probably died in the mid-1820’s (about 1825)She was probably a daughter of Samuel
Graves who performed the marriage (or was the bondsman listed on the marriage
license).She witnessed an 1821
deed from Samuel Graves, Sr.

She married Miles Beaman (or Myles
Beaman[5])
on 3 Jan. 1819 in Randolph Co., NC[6].He was born about 1800-1801 in NC, and
died after 1870, probably in West Florida.He is listed in the 1854 school census of Nacogdoches Co.,
TX, the 1857 tax list of the county, and the 1850, 1860 and 1870 censuses of
Nacogdoches Co.He was listed as a
farmer in the 1880 census for Nacogdoches Co.He was a son of Abraham Beaman (b.c. 1772, d. 19 Oct. 1848,
Pike Co., AL[7])
and Rhoda Godwin? (b.c. 1773, d. 29 Feb. 1864). Miles married second Sarah Jane
(‑‑‑‑‑‑) Hightower in 1826 or 1828 in
NC.She was born about 1801 (or
1808) in TN, died about 1875 in Nacogdoches Co., TX, and was buried in Chireno
Cem., Chireno, Nacogdoches Co., TX (or San Jacinto Co., TX per R‑66).Sarah was listed in the 1860 and 1870
censuses, and the 1861 and 1862 tax lists of Nacogdoches Co., TX.She married third John Speer.

Mrs. Lois Barnett Cooksey, a great
great granddaughter of Miles, wrote in January 1980:“The Beamans and Barnetts are very interesting because of
inter‑marriage around 1849-1855 and also because of some sort of a family
feud that made Landy Barnett desert a young second wife about to have a baby
[Josephine Hightower] and Miles Beaman desert a wife (Sarah) who just had
twins.Both men went back to Pike
County, Alabama.Landy Barnett
married a Celia Williams in Pike County in 1852, and Miles Beaman married a
Susan Hancock in 1862.When or
where either man died is not known.”

Miles Beaman married third Susan R.
E. Hancock on 30 March 1862 in Lowndes Co., AL recorded on p. 546 of Alabama
Marriages, 1800-1920.

Sarah had a daughter by her first
marriage, Josephine Hightower, born about 1824 in Arkansas according to R‑65.(R‑62, R‑63, R‑64, R‑65,
R‑66, R‑67, R‑211)

Jane Graves (16) was born about
1800 in Randolph Co., NC, and died after 1860 in Washington Co., IN.She married Randolph Boling (listed alternately
as Bowling, Bolling, Bollen, or Bolin), son of John Bollen (or Bowling) and
Lucielle ("Lucy") Randolph, about 1816 in NC.(One source said he was son of Benjamin
Bolling and Lucille Randolph.)He
was born about 1800 in Randolph Co., NC, and died 13 Feb. 1849 in Washington
Co., IN.He is believed to have
been a Quaker.They moved from NC
to Indiana about 1826.

Rather than being a daughter of
Samuel Graves (#2), it is possible that Jane was a daughter of Richard Graves
(#4) and Hannah Fincher, or possibly of Richard’s father John.

R‑70, who is descended from
Jesse Boling, brother of Randolph, through Jesse's son Larkin, wrote: "My
g-g-grandfather, Larkin, spelled the last name Boling (I have his Bible) and
his father, Jesse, was Boling."She also wrote: "I would dearly love to find out who the parents of
Lucy Randolph are.I also believe
the Graves line was originally from VA as were the Randolphs and
Bolings/Bollings.The 1790 NC
census (Hillsborough Dist., Orange Co.) included Thomas Redding (Reddings
married into Boling lines) and a Robert Graves Jr.Also, in Sussex Co., VA on the 1787 personal property tax
list was Sarah Graves, John Graves, William Graves, along with several Felts
names (Pattie Felts was married to Benjamin Boling).I think they are all related."

At least the first 6 children
listed below were born in Randolph Co., NC, the seventh in NC, and all the
others in Washington Co., IN.

The following was a typed record
(submitted by R‑43) made by Attorney David W. Bolen, Hillsville, VA.It was addressed to Miss Vinnie Frances
Denny (#1569) and postmarked 14 Sept. 1921:

“Family of Randolph, son of John Bollen

Randolph Bollen, son of John, and
grandson of Benjamin, married Jane Graves in Randolph Co., NC, and soon after
their marriage moved to Washington Co., IN where they reared a family of 16
children, the youngest of whom is the present Mark Boling of Ladega, IN.This Randolph Boling reared a daughter
named Sallie who married a Mr. Hattabaugh, and the present Mrs. Pollock of Indianapolis
is a daughter of this marriage.

Another daughter of Randolph Boling
whose name was Clarissy married a Mr. Denny but my notes do not show the
relation to Miss Vinnie Frances Denny to this marriage.(I am giving her a copy of these notes
with request that she explain her relation and that of her family to this
marriage.).”(R‑43, R‑68,
R‑69, R‑70)

John Graves (17) was born about
1799 in NC, and died about 1862.John married Anne Johnston Spencer, daughter of Johnston Spencer and
Elizabeth Anne Tucker of Randolph Co., NC.She was born about 1805 in NC, and died after 1870.She was known as “Annie” or “Jonsy”
according to R‑50.Previous
information indicated that John married Amy Tucker, daughter of Nathaniel
Tucker and Martha Lawrence, however that seems to be incorrect.Elizabeth Anne (Tucker) Spencer and
Nathaniel Tucker were brother and sister, so Annie and Amy Tucker would have
been first cousins.According to R‑60,
Amy Tucker was listed as a single woman in both the 1850 and 1860 censuses,
living with her brother Jesse Tucker in Montgomery Co., NC.R‑61 also states that Amy Tucker
never married and lived with Jesse until she died.The 1850 Randolph Co., NC census lists John, 51; Annie, 43;
Willis, 27; Sarah, 25; Jane, 22; Polly, 19; Richard, 16; Lucy, 12; Thena, 9;
Martha, 6; Calvin, 5; John C., 8 mo.The 1870 Randolph Co., NC census lists Anna Graves, 65, and Caroline
Graves, 21.They were family 92;
family 88 was her daughter Jane Luther as head of household; family 91 was
Ransom Vuncannon and granddaughter Mary Luther; family 93 was her son Calvin
Graves and his wife, and family 94 was her son Willis Graves.

Based on old correspondence, the
Graves family apparently lived in Randolph Co., NC, near Montgomery, in the
Pisgah area.

John's will did not list Pauline
among his children, so it is possible she died before 1862.His son, John, probably died young, since
the will refers to Calvin as his youngest son.(R‑10, R‑50, R‑56, R‑60, R‑61)

116.Calvin Graves, b.c. 1844, m.
Elizabeth Graves, 5 July 1863.This Elizabeth Graves is the dau. of Samuel Graves and Rachel Luther
according to R‑50.There
were two different Calvin Graves who married two different Elizabeth Graves; it
is unclear if the marriage date listed is for this Calvin Graves.

117.John Clark Graves, b.c. 1850.Died around 6 years of age and bur. on
grandfather Johnston Spencer’s farm in Why Not, NC.

+118.Caroline
Ada Graves, b.c. 1851, m. Noah Luck, d. 1877.

Rebecca Graves (18) was born about
1800 in NC, and died after 1870, probably in Clay Co., IN.She married John Williams on 29 Oct.
1819 in Randolph Co., NC.He was
born about 1795 in NC, and died after 1870.They moved from Randolph Co., NC to Indiana, and were
recorded on the 1850 census in Van Buren Twp., Clay Co., IN, dwelling 15, page
293.He was a farmer.Their first seven children were born in
NC, and the last four in Indiana.This family was also recorded on the 1860 and 1870 censuses in Van Buren
Twp., IN.

There is no proof that Rebecca was
a daughter of Samuel Graves.However, in the 1850 census for Van Buren Twp., Clay Co., IN, the family
was recorded in dwelling 15, page 293, two houses away from Saul and Zylphy
Vuncannon in dwelling 17, page 293.Zylpha (Graves) Vuncannon was a daughter of Samuel Graves.In 1850 they also lived close to Isaac
Graves, brother of Zylpha and son of Samuel, who was in dwelling 122, page 300,
of the same census.It is also
interesting to see that Rebecca and John had a son listed as Drewry (Andrew
Jackson Graves) in the 1850 census, as did Isaac Graves.If Rebecca was not a daughter of Samuel
Graves, she was almost certainly a daughter of one of his brothers.(R‑52)

James Graves (19) was born about
1805 in Jackson or Van Buren Twp., Clay Co., IN, and died after 1850.He married Matilda ‑‑‑‑‑‑.She was born 1810-1820, and died before
1850.James and his children were
recorded twice on the 1850 census:once in Menard Co., IL, Roll M432-120, p. 340 on 19 Oct. 1850, and once
in Deep Creek, Clinton Co., IA, Roll M432-182, p. 204 on 31 Oct. 1850.(R‑80, R‑201)

Isaac Graves (20) was born about
1808 in NC (probably Randolph Co.), died about 1854 at age 46 in Jefferson
Twp., Andrew Co., MO, and was buried there in Green Cem.He married Elizabeth Dickens (or
Deakins or Decking per R‑17), daughter of John Dickens (or Deakins) and
Elizabeth Committ, on 2 Jan. 1832 in Putnam Co., IN.She was born 1815-1818 in KY, died 1863 or 1864 at age 48 in
Andrew Co., MO, and was buried near Isaac in Green Cem., Andrew Co., MO.Isaac probably moved with his parents
and others from Randolph Co., NC to Clay Co., IN about 1831.They apparently moved from Indiana to
McLean Co., IL in 1852, and then to Andrew Co., MO by 1854.All their children except the last one
seem to have been born in Van Buren Twp., Clay Co., IN.They were in the 1850 census for Van
Buren Twp., Clay Co., IN, dwelling 122, page 300.Living with them in 1850 was Sarah King, age 17.(R‑17, R‑201)

Zylpha (or Zylphia) Graves (21) was
born 14 Oct. 1811 in NC, probably Randolph Co., and died 4 Sept. 1876, probably
in Clay Co., IN.She was listed as
age 39 in the 1850 census and age 45 in the 1860 census for Van Buren, Clay
Co., IN.She married Solomon
(“Saul” or “Sol”) Voncannon, son of Peter Voncannon, Jr. and Christina ‑‑‑‑‑‑,
in NC.This name is sometimes
shown as Von Cannon, Vuncannon, etc.He was born 8 Jan. 1808 in NC, and died 7 Feb. 1853.They were shown in the 1850 census for
Van Buren Twp., Clay Co., IN, dwelling 17, page 293.In 1860 she still lived in Van Buren Twp., next door to a Samuel
Graves, Jr., probably a nephew.(R‑17,
R‑45, R‑201)

Drewry W. Graves (22) was born 19
Nov. 1813 in NC, probably in Randolph Co., died 17 April 1883 in Plattsmouth,
Cass Co., NE, and was buried in Pleasant Ridge Cem., Plattsmouth.He first married Lucinda ‑‑‑‑‑‑,
possibly in 1849 or 1850.She was
born 15 July 1820 in Indiana, died 4 Dec. 1863 in Plattsmouth, and was also
buried in Pleasant Ridge Cem.He
married second Laura A. ‑‑‑‑‑‑.She was born about 1815 in NY, and died
after 1880.Drewry sold land in
1840, bought land in 1841, and had his property sold to satisfy claims against
him in 1843, all in Clay Co., IN.A newspaper account in The
Plattsmouth Journal, Dec. 5, 1927, concerning the death of Drewry’s eldest
child, Drewry M. Graves, states that the Drewry W. Graves family came from
eastern Iowa with the Mormon migration to Utah, and when the Mormons arrived at
Canesville (now Council Bluffs, IA) in 1855, they stopped there for the
winter.Learning that Samuel
Martin, a distant relative of Drewry W. Graves’ wife, lived in Plattsmouth, the
Graves family went there and settled.Drewry was listed as a brick mason and stone mason in 1860 and 1870, and
as a barber in the 1880 census.(R‑201)

Lucinda Graves (23) was born about
1816 in NC.She married Frederick
King.According to the 1850 Clay
Co., IN census, she died in Sept. 1849 in Van Buren Twp., Clay Co., IN.(R‑44)

Children - King

157.Nancy King, b.c. 1837.

158.Mary King, b.c. 1840.

159.John King, b.c. 1841.

160.Isom King, b.c. 1843.

161.Jane King, b.c. 1844.

162.Ellen King, b.c. 1848.

163.Grifney King, b.c. 1849.

CHILDREN OF RICHARD GRAVES (4)
AND HANNAH FINCHER

Elizabeth Graves (24) was born
before 1790 in Randolph Co., NC, and died probably after 1843 based on the list
of children.She married Nathaniel
King in 1818 in Randolph Co., NC (Book 1, p. 148).He was born about 1796 in NC, and died after 1850 (listed on
the 1850 census for Perry Co., AR).This family migrated to central Arkansas by 1833, where they appear on
the 1840 census for Conway Co. and the 1850 census for Perry Co.Children Samuel through William were
recorded with Nathaniel on the 1850 census, and children Mary Jane through
William were born in AR.The birth
order for the children listed below was provided by R‑31 as written in
his Volume II genealogy, King Family chapter, pp. 81-105.(R‑31, R‑210)

174.James Addison King, b. 1838-1839;
listed on the 1850 census for Perry Co., AR, but not listed by family tradition
as a member of this family.

175.Corlton (or Carlton) B. King, b.c.
1839.

176.William C. King, b.c. 1843.May not be Elizabeth’s son based on
birthdate.Lived with his brother
Richard’s family in 1870 in Higgins, Perry Co, AR.

Sarah (“Sallie”) Graves (25) was
born about 1790 in NC, and died 25 Aug. 1851.She married James Brookshire, son of Mannering Brookshire II
and Prudence ‑‑‑‑‑‑, about 1805.He was born about 1783 in Pendleton
District, Anderson Co., SC (per R‑87) and died 19 March 1864, probably in
Marshall Co., AL (per R‑85).

According to “Genealogical
Abstracts from Reported Deaths from The Nashville Christian Advocate 1850-1851”
by Jonathan Kennon Thompson Smith, the following obituary appeared:

“SALLY BROOKSHIER daughter of
Richard and Hannah Graves; born Randolph Co., N.C., Oct. 9, 1781; married James
Brookshier, 1805 and moved to Ky., then to Rutherford Co., Tenn.; died August
25, 1851. Her daughter, PERMELIA CAROLINE BROOKSHIER, died Aug. 27, 1851.”

It appears that the birthdate for
Sally is incorrect; Sally’s mother Hannah (Fincher) Graves was 81 on the 1850
census, born about 1769. This
family was recorded on the 1850 census in Marshall Co., AL, Roll M432-10, p.
253 on 13 Dec. 1850.James was 67
and Sarah 60, both born NC.Living
with them were Rebecca, 23, Ellener J., 17, Permelia C., 17; their birthplaces
were listed as AL.Their first
four children were born in NC, Graves Goodrich in KY, the next three in TN, and
the last six in AL.

Information regarding these
families was obtained from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Muskogee, OK.A certified copy of the Choctaw Rolls,
Mississippi, 1902, states that James Brookshire, whose Indian name was Old Blue
Nose, and his wife, Sallie Graves, whose Indian name was Choyata, recorded
spelling O-Ha-Ya, were both half Choctaw.

A story by Harper Haynes, submitted
by R‑84, reads: “When Andrew Young Haynes and Sally (Sarah) came to
Texas, they left her father (James Brookshire) in Mississippi.When he was 96 years old, he rode to
Texas alone on an undersized mule.He lived to be 104 years old.”(R‑84, R‑85, R‑87, R‑89, R‑90)

179.Ervin G. Brookshire, b.c. 1811
(Randolph Co., NC), d. 1841 (Madison Co., AL).Confession of Ervin, who was in jail in Huntsville awaiting
execution for the murders of S. Hudson and A. N. Woolsey, stated he was born in
Randolph Co., NC in 1811; father emigrated to KY, then to TN, then to Blount
Co., AL.Stated he had been
drinking when deed was committed.Brother Graves G. Brookshire was present when confession was made.[9]

William Wallace Graves (26) was
born about 1791 in NC, and died in 1863 in Greene Co., MO.He married Nancy Harvey on 18 Nov. 1813
in Greene Co., MO.She was born
about 1796 in NC, and died after 1870 in Greene Co., MO; as recorded on the
1860 census, she was living with daughter Nancy in Center Twp., Greene Co., MO,
age 74.They were both listed on
the 1850 Clay Co., MO census living next to their son Richard.They were also listed on the 1860
Greene Co., MO census in Center Twp.Living with them was their daughter Nancy Grimet [sic] and grandchildren
Hannah Kimmons, age 7, Margaret Grimet, age 2, and James Grimet, age 1.They were both buried in Prospect Cem.,
Plano, Greene Co., MO.Their
children were born in Indiana.

According to R‑50, Samuel and
Rachel Luther Graves preserved a letter from William written in 1850 from
Greene Co., MO.The letter
identified a brother Richard, then living in the West, a son Joel and daughter
Nancy.He sent greetings to his
relatives still in NC: his mother, then living with Samuel, his brother Samuel
and family, his brother Leonard and family, brother-in-law Joel Lucas and
family, and brother Benjamin Graves.

There is some question that the
John Graves below is the son of this William Graves.(R‑23, R‑25, R‑34, R‑44, R‑50)

Benjamin Graves (27) was born about
1795, according to census records, and died after 22 Aug. 1871 in Montgomery
Co., NC.He first married
Elizabeth Graves on 25 April 1822 in Randolph Co., NCBondsman was Richard Graves.She was not listed on the 1850 census; however Nancy
Woolever is shown as age 30, living with the family.He married second Nancy Woolever on 29 (or 26) Aug. 1852.She was born about 1820 and died about
1859.She was a daughter of Henry
Woolever and Anna Barbary Luther, who were married in 1810.Nancy filed for divorce in Feb. 1856 in
Montgomery Co., NC claiming “her said husband commenced a course of cruel treatment
towards her and actually beat and abused her so badly that she was compelled on
several occasions to leave her home and family”; the divorce was granted 11
Sept. 1858 “after a full investigation of the entire case, we unanimously
agreed, and do hereby render our award to be “That the defendant do pay the
plaintiff, nothing, and that the plaintiff Nancy Graves do pay all the costs of
said suit.”

Mary Ann (“Polly”) Graves (28) was
born 31 Oct. 1799 (from her gravestone) in Randolph Co., NC, and died 16 April
1890 in Wood Twp., Clark Co., IN.She married Joseph Mullen Nicholson, son of Zachariah D. Nicholson and
his second wife Sarah Mary Harvey (she may just have been named Sarah, but was
called Mary by her family) (or Elisabeth Pritchard per R‑29), in 1816 in
Randolph Co., NC.He was born 4
Jan. 1795 in Randolph Co., NC, and died 21 March 1876 in Wood Twp., IN.They were both buried in Pleasant Ridge
Cem., Wood Twp., IN.

They moved from North Carolina to
Indiana in 1816.Joseph was a
Quaker but later joined the Christian Church of Greenville, IN.Their first 3 children were born in
Crawford Co., IN and the others in Clark Co., IN.R‑29 gives birthplace for Nancy as Clark Co., IN.(R‑4, R‑21, R‑29)

John Graves (29) was born about
1800 in Troy, Montgomery Co., NC (just a few miles south of the Randolph Co.
line), and died 24 April 1843 near Harmony, Van Buren Twp., Clay Co., IN.According to R‑50, John was born
on the family’s home farm in Randolph Co.He married Mary (“Polly”) Smitherman, daughter of Samuel Smitherman and
Margaret ‑‑‑‑‑‑, on 7 Oct. 1824 in Randolph
Co., NC (Book 1, p. 97); Bondsman was Stephen Lowder[milk], and Hugh McCain was
the witness to the ceremony.Polly
was born in 1805 in Troy, and died 17 Dec. 1847 near Harmony, IN.Some information on the Smitherman
family originally taken from Pinhook to
Brazil appears to be incorrect; it has been amended by subsequent research
documented by R‑17.However,
the quoted material from the book remains (with some corrections) in the next
paragraph.According to The Heritage of Montgomery County North
Carolina 1981, Samuel Smitherman had two sons, Jesse Cox Smitherman, b. 11
May 1818, died 12 Dec. 1883, and Noah Smitherman, b. 1806, died 28 Feb.
1876.R‑17’s research
included will information for Samuel Smitherman with the list of his
children:Jesse Smitherman, Noah
Smitherman, Nancy Smitherman Spencer (wife of Harbert/Herbert Spencer), and
Mary Smitherman Graves.

According to Nelle Hubbard in Pinhook to Brazil: “After the death of
Noah Smitherman in Troy, NC, my grandmother, Rebecca Graves Hendrix, received a
notice, as well as her brothers and sisters, alike, to appear in North
Carolina, and to claim their share of the estate of Noah Smitherman as he had
left a fortune, and it was to be divided.As the daughter, Nancy [sic] Smitherman Graves, had preceded her father
in death, her share was inherited by her children.[Samuel
Smitherman, Polly’s father, died in May 1836 and did not die before her.]At the time they were to go my
grandmother was sick, so Grandfather John Hendrix represented his wife, then
with 6 of the Graves children they traveled to Troy, NC, and were given their
proportionate shares, and they returned home with all gold money as that was
the way of settlement.Their
valises were very heavy and full of gold.This was such a thrill for the sons and daughters that the story will be
carried along through generations.”

The 1850 census for Van Buren Twp.,
Clay Co., IN, lists their children Margaret and John W. in the household of
George and Elizabeth Cornwell, dwelling 114, page 300, children Noah and Sarah
in the household of their sister [Mary] Jane Williams, dwelling 123, page 301,
and Samuel with his sister Nancy Douglas’s family in Dick Johnson, Clay Co.,
IN.A Noah Graves, age 8, born
Indiana, was also recorded with them; this is probably a second entry for the
Noah below.All the children were
born in Indiana.(R‑17, R‑28,
R‑35, R‑40, R‑50, R‑201, R‑205)

225.Jesse Smitherman Graves, b. 30 July
1842 (Clay Co., IN), never married.He traveled through the Southwest, died, and was buried in that part of
the country.

Leonard Graves (30) was born about
1806 in NC and died in Indiana.He
married Sally Luther, daughter of Jacob Luther, Jr. and Rachel Callicott, on 18
Aug. 1827 in Randolph Co., NC.She
was born about 1812 in NC.This
family was listed in the 1840 census of Montgomery Co., NC.Leonard sold land to this
brother-in-law, Joel Lucas, in 1850 in Montgomery Co., NC, then he and Sally
went “West” to Indiana from Randolph Co., NC after 1850.

None of this family has yet been
found in the 1850 census.Irvin is
believed to be a son because he was living with Samuel Graves in the 1860
census for Washington Twp., Cedar Co., MO, and Wilburn was living in the same
township in 1870, 1880 and 1900.All their children were born in NC.

It is believed by some that a
daughter was Rachel Graves of genealogy 55, and John Franklin Graves of
genealogy 30 might have been another son.(R‑44, R‑50,R‑101, R‑208, R‑209)

Nancy Graves (31) was born about
1807 in NC, and died after 1870.She married Joel Lucas, son of John Lucas and Elizabeth Godwin Milberry,
on 9 June 1825.He was born about
1807 in NC and also died after 1870.They lived in Montgomery Co., NC prior to moving to Boone Co., IN.They are listed in the 1850 and 1860
censuses for Montgomery Co., NC and the 1870 census for Boone Co., IN.Their children were born in NC.(R‑44, R‑50)

Richard Graves, Jr. (32) was born
about 1810 in NC, and died after 1880.He married Agnes (“Agga”) Graves (#254), daughter of Leonard Graves, Jr.
(#35) and Mary Jordan Callicott, on 23 Nov. 1833 in Randolph Co., NC as
recorded in the Randolph County Marriage Bonds List, Book 1, p. 97, and,
according to R‑50, as stated in a letter written by Martha Jansen in 1967.Samuel Graves was the bondsmen and Hugh
McCain the witness.Agnes Graves
was born about 1818 in NC, and died after 1878 in Montgomery Co., IN.R‑50 states Richard and Agnes
moved before 1836 to Montgomery Co., IN.She also states that this Richard was often confused with Richard (#38),
son of Leonard Graves, Sr.

The family settled in Scott Twp.,
Montgomery Co., IN.Agnes and
Richard apparently divorced between 1860 and 1870.When the Atlas of
Montgomery County, Indiana was printed in 1878, Agnes and her son John
lived on the family farm.Agnes
was listed as Agnes “Granes” on the FamilySearch (LDS) 1880 United States Censusand
National Index living in Clark, Montgomery Co., IN.She was a 60-year old divorcée, born
about 1820, still living with her widowed son, John.Richard married second Sarah A. Bryant on 4 Oct. 1867 in
Clay Co., IN.Sarah was born about
1845 in Indiana; her parents were born in NC.They were recorded in the 1870 and 1880 censuses in Clark,
Montgomery Co., IN.(R‑50, R‑44,
R‑208, R‑209)

Samuel Graves (33) was born 16 July
1812 in Randolph Co., NC, and died sometime between 23 Oct. and 25 Nov.
1887.He married Rachel Luther,
daughter of Jacob Luther, Jr. and Rachel Callicott, on 12 Aug. 1836 in Randolph
Co., NC (Book 1, p. 98); George Auman was the bondsman.She was born 19 Feb. 1814 and died 16
Feb. 1857, both in Randolph Co.Rachel was a sister of Sally Luther who married Samuel’s brother
Leonard.Both Samuel and Rachel
were buried near their home west of Highway 134, per R‑50.

Jacob Luther, Jr. and Rachel
Callicott were married 18 May 1809 in Randolph Co., NC.Rachel was a daughter of Beverley
Callicott and Priscilla ‑‑‑‑‑‑.

Samuel’s parents, Richard and
Hannah Fincher Graves, were living with him by 1840, and in 1841 they deeded
the family lands, including several adjoining tracts (totaling 664 acres) on
the Little River, and a slave woman Mary to him, retaining only a life interest
in the property.

The following children were listed
in the 1850 census for Randolph Co., except for Agnes who was born later.Much of this information is from Miss
Ruth Ann Shaw, 1742 Pleasant St., Asheboro, NC 27203, who has the family Bible
of Samuel Graves, and from Martha Prevost who copied Randolph Co., NC marriage
bonds for R‑7.

All the children were born in
Pisgah, Randolph Co., NC.Only
Benjamin and Margaret produced grandchildren; the other children left no
descendants.(R‑7, R‑10,
R‑31, R‑35, R-50, R‑201, R‑202, R‑210)

248.Calvin Graves, b. 1 Oct. 1839, m.
Elizabeth Graves.This information
is from R‑50; however, no Calvin was listed with this family in 1850 or
1860, and this birthdate was listed for the Calvin who was the son of Richard
(#31).

250.Hannah Graves, b. 3 (or 8) Aug.
1843, m. William (“Wil” or “Bill”) Newland (or Newlin), d. 1867.They married in Indiana.While migrating westward in the winter
of 1867 they were robbed and killed by their guide, Jack Waller.When west of Springfield, MO, the men
went deer hunting and Jack Waller killed Wil Newlin.After shooting the father the murderer returned to the wagon
and killed Hannah and her baby.Relatives of Wil Newlin found Waller in Dallas Co., TX.When returning him to Missouri, he
jumped one of them and was killed.Before he died, he confessed to the killings.This incident occurred in 1867 in Hazel Co., MO.

251.Elizabeth (“Betty”) Graves, b. 22
Sept. 1846, m(1) Calvin Graves (not her brother), 5 July 1863 (per R‑35),
m(2) William H. Luck, before 1880, m(3) Emsley Gallimore, d. 1931.A child from the first marriage died in
infancy.This Calvin Graves may
have been a son of Leonard Graves; Calvin’s will was probated in Randolph Co.,
NC in 1872.William Luck was b. 15
Feb. 1855.Elizabeth and William
Luck were listed with Samuel Graves on the 1880 census.

253.Agnes (“Agga”) M. Graves, b. 16
June 1852, never married, d. 27 June 1924.Bur. New Hope United Methodist Church Cem. near Seagrove,
NC.

CHILDREN OF LEONARD GRAVES (6)

Leonard Graves, Jr., (35) was born
about 1796 in NC, and died in 1860[11].According to R‑44, this Leonard
is found to be Leonard Graves Esquire in the 1850 census and she was unable to
identify his parents.He married
Mary Jordan Calicott, daughter of Jordan Callicott and Agnes Callicott, about
1815 to 1817.She was born about
1797 in Randolph Co., NC, and died in 1866[12]
in Montgomery Co., IN.Leonard and
his family arrived in IN from Randolph Co., NC in 1836.This family was listed on the 1850
census as Leonard Graves Esq. in which two sons are listed:Brantley, age 21, Franklin, age 17,
page 519, and the 1860 census, both in Scott Twp., Montgomery Co., IN.Also living with the family in 1850
were Lucy Mason, age 13, born NC, and Isaiah, age 11, born NC.(R‑44, R‑50, R‑208, R‑209)

Mary (“Polly”) Graves (36) was born
about 1800 in NC, and died after 1870.She married Charles Hillery Bolling/Boling.He was born about 1799 in NC, and also died after 1870,
probably in Randolph Co., NC.They
were in the 1850 census for Ashborough, South Division, Randolph Co., NC, page
112, the 1860 census, also in Ashboro, and 1870 in Richland, Randolph Co. with
single daughters Nancy, Ally, Diza and Sarah.All their children were born in NC.In 1880, children Alla, Dicy and Sarah
were all single and living together in Richland Twp., Randolph Co., NC, page
205C, next door to John Franklin Graves (#819), a distant cousin, and his wife
Lousada.Although R‑50 also
lists Cornelius Boling, b.c. 1826 as a son of this family, that is wrong; Cornelius
was a brother of Westward Boling (as stated in estate papers) and a son of a
John Boling found in Randolph Co., NC[13].(R‑50)

Frances (“Fannie”) Graves (37) was
born about 1803 in NC, and died after 1870.She married Michael Luther, son of Jacob J. Luther and Sarah
Linton, on 13 Jan. 1825 in Randolph Co., NC.Leonard Graves, Sr. was the bondsman and Thomas Hancock was
the witness; her name was spelled Phanney on the marriage certificate.He was born 27 Oct. 1804 in NC, and
also died after 1870.This family
was recorded on the 1830-1850 censuses in Randolph Co., NC, the 1860 census in
Sampson Co., NC, and the 1870 census in Boone Co., IA.Michael was recorded on the censuses as
a blacksmith, an occupation some of his sons continued.Their children were born in NC.(R‑59)

274.Elizabeth Luther, b.c. 1839.There are marriage records in Randolph
Co., NC for marriages of an Elizabeth Luther to Daniel Ward on 30 April 1861
and another for a marriage to P. L. Going on 17 Jan. 1856.It is unclear whether either of these
is this Elizabeth.

Richard Graves (38) was born Jan.
1810 in NC, died 10 March (or August) 1876, and was buried in Graves Family
Cemetery at Seagrove Plank Rd., near Seagrove, Randolph Co., NC.According to R‑50, this is where
Richard and Nancy’s descendants were buried.He married Nancy Vuncannon, daughter of Jacob
Vuncannon/Voncannon and Sallie Williams, on 8 March 1834 in Randolph Co., NC as
listed in the Randolph Co. Marriage Bonds, Book 1, p. 97.Richard’s brother-in-law, Charles
Boling, was listed as the Bondsman, and Hugh McCain as the witness.She was born in 1809,and died 10 Nov.
1879, both in Randolph Co., NC, and was also buried in Graves Family Cem.Richard lived all his life in Randolph
Co., NC.This family was listed in
the 1860 census for Randolph Co., NC.This Richard was often misidentified as Richard, the son of Richard and
Hannah Fincher Graves, who married Agnes Graves, according to R‑50.

Richard Graves (42) was born 12
Sept. 1816 in KY, and died after 1870, probably in Montgomery Co., IN.He married Jane Williams on 6 (or 30)
July 1840 in Montgomery Co., IN.She was born in Dec. 1816 in Indiana, and died 4 July 1902 in New Ross,
Montgomery Co., IN.Her parents
were born in NC according to the 1880 census.Richard and Jane were recorded on the 1850 census in Scott
Twp., Montgomery Co., IN, the 1860 and 1870 censuses in Walnut Twp., Montgomery
Co., IN; Jane was listed as a widow on the 1880 census in Walnut Twp., IN.Also living with her were two
grandchildren, Emery M. Graves, born about 1864 and Omer O. Graves, born about
1858, children of her son John F., and Jane’s sister, Mary Williams, born in
Nov. 1821 in Indiana.Jane was
recorded on the 1900 census in Walnut, Montgomery Co., IN; living with her were
her son Squire, daughter Maggie, grandson James Patterson, and sister Mary
Williams.Richard and Jane’s
children were born in Indiana.(R‑201,
R‑207)

Mary (“Polly”) Graves (45) was born
11 Oct. 1821 in KY, and died 3 Oct. 1889.She married Manassah Graybill, son of Daniel Graybill and Elizabeth
Kinzer, on 4 Nov. 1841 in Montgomery Co., IN.He was born 2 June 1820 in Botetourt Co., VA, and died 7
April 1876.They were both buried
in Cravens Cem. on the old family homestead, Washington Co., IN.They were recorded on the 1850-1870
censuses in Washington Co., IN; their children were born in Indiana.Mary was recorded on the 1880 census
with her daughter Sarah Johnson’s family in Scott Co., IN.Son Edward also lived with them.

Thomas Graves (46) was born 21
April 1823 in KY, as listed in the 1850-1900 censuses in Washington Co., IN,
(or Randolph Co., NC according to the following sketch), died 22 April 1901,
and was buried in Cravens Cem., Washington Co., IN.He first married Amanda Cravens, daughter of John Cravens
and Ann C. Newman, on 8 May 1850 in Washington Co., IN[14].She was born 16 Sept. 1828 and died 8
(or 3) July 1865.He married
second Elizabeth Baker, daughter of Valentine Baker, on 22 Nov. 1866 in
Washington Co., IN[15].She was born 14 May 1844, died 26 Aug.
1916, and was also buried in Cravens Cem.

"THOMAS GRAVES, the seventh of
a family of eleven children born to John and Margaret (Brookshire) Graves, who
were natives of Randolph Co., North Carolina, was born April 21, 1823, in the
same county as his parents.In
1849 the family came to Washington County, Indiana, and here the parents of our
subject died.Thomas Graves remained
on a farm in Montgomery County, this state, until about twenty-six years of
age, in youth receiving only such education as was obtainable at that early
day.March 14, 1850, his marriage
with Amanda Cravens was solemnized, and two children were born to them, only
one - William A., who was born August 18, 1851 and married Mary Elrod, yet
living; James A., born Aug. 27, 1854, and died April 1, 1860, is the one
deceased.July 3, 1865, the mother
died, and November 22, 1866, Mr. Graves married Elizabeth Baker, by whom he was
the father of these two children: Clara E., born Feb. 14, 1869, and Woodford,
born January 5, 1874, died October 16, 1878.As a farmer Mr. Graves has been hard-working and economical,
and by industry has secured 500 acres of land.In politics he acts in harmony with the Republican party,
whose principles he advocates."

The birth date given in this sketch
does not agree with that on his tombstone, so the tombstone date of April 23,
1821 was used in a DAR application.

Leonard Graves (47) was born 28
April 1825 in Russell Co., KY, died 1 March 1900 in Richland Co., IL, and was
buried in Haven Hill, Olney, Richland Co., IL.He married Eliza Rexroat, daughter of Silas Rexroat and
Elizabeth Rebecca Abshire, on 7 July 1847 in Indiana.She was born 28 April 1830 in KY, died 24 Dec. 1919 in
Richland Co., IL, and was buried 26 Dec. 1919 in Haven Hill.

They were listed on the 1850
federal census in Pulaski Co., KY.They lived in Indiana until 1865 when they moved to Richland Co., IL and
settled on a farm near Big Creek, south of Olney.Their first child, Margaret, was born in KY per the 1880
census, the last, Albert, in Illinois, and all the others in Indiana; however,
the 1850 census shows William born in KY.(R‑8)

306.Albert L. Graves, b. 15 June
1868.Lived in St. Louis, MO at
the time of his father’s death.

Wade Graves (49) was born 18 April
1830 in Montgomery Co., IN, died 15 Jan. 1912 in Washington Co., IN, and was
buried in Tash Cem., Pekin, Washington Co., IN.He married Malinda Tash, daughter of John Tash, Sr. and
Sarah Stanley, on 8 May 1851 in Washington Co., IN[16].Malinda was born 22 Jan. 1831, died 21
June 1913, and was also buried in Tash Cem.This family was recorded on the 1860-1880, 1900 and 1910
censuses in Pierce, Washington Co., IN.In 1910, Malinda stated that six of her eight children were living.(R‑41, R‑201, R‑207)

John Graves (60) was born 3 June
1818 in Clay Co., IN, died 31 Aug. 1904 near Eckerty, Crawford Co., IN, and was
buried in Potter Cem., Rowland, Crawford Co., IN.He married Catharine (or Katherine) McKinley, possible
daughter of John McKinley, on 12 April 1846 in Lafayette Twp, New Albany, Floyd
Co., IN.She was born 3 March 1828
in Floyd Co., IN, died 6 Nov. 1897, and was buried in Horton Cem., near Mt.
Pleasant, Perry Co., IN.(R‑29,
R‑34, R‑81)

William Graves (74) was born in
1814 in Randolph Co, NC, and died about 1844.He married Sarah Lucas, daughter of William Lucas and Sarah ‑‑‑‑‑‑,
about 1839.William Lucas was born
31 Dec. 1764 in Randolph Co., NC, and served in the Rev. War.He lived in Montgomery Co., NC, then
Cass Twp., Clay Co., IN.His
daughter, Sarah Lucas, was born in Clay Co., IN.After William Graves died, Sarah married Linsey Stinson[17],
moved to Hendricks Co., IN, and had 7 children.(R‑3, R‑51, R‑201)

Henry Graves (75) was born 1818
(per his tombstone) in NC, died in 1873, and was buried in Fairview Cem.,
Madrid, Boone Co., IA.He sold
land in Clay Co., IN in 1849 and 1856.He married Survilla Hull, a sister of Caroline Amelia Hull who married
Henry’s nephew Henry Marshall Graves (#328).They were married on 8 Feb. 1855 in Boone Co., IA.Survilla was born in 1837 in IL, died
in 1889, and was also buried in the Fairview Cem.This double-cousin relationship made the two families very
close.Before 1859 Henry Graves
started to farm close to Madrid (then known as Swede Point), IA.It was there that Henry Marshall Graves
headed when he decided to leave Clay Co., IN, and Henry Marshall worked as a
hand for his uncle Henry until he went to war.‘Sourvillia’ [sic] was listed on the 1880 census in Douglas,
Boone Co., IA with children John M., Henry D., Sylphia, Lorena and Sarah; the
children were born in IA.Alvine
[sic] and his wife Lucy were recorded in the next household.(R‑26, R‑51, R‑201)

334.Henry Derwood Graves, b.c. 1865, m.
Addie E. Bassett, c. 1901.He is
probably the one incorrectly given by R‑26 as Dudley Graves, son of Alvin
Austin Graves.They were in the
1930 census for Douglas Twp., Boone Co., IA, with her mother Mary E. Bassett
living with them.He owned an
80-acre farm between Henry Graves’ (#75) land and the Des Moines river.He tapped the sugar maple trees on his
farm for syrup and also had a smoke house for smoking meat.Addie was from Luther, IA, seven miles
east of Madrid.They both may be
bur. there.

335.Zylphia (or Sylphia) A. Graves,
b.c. 1867, m. “Doc” Sturgeon.She
was called “Aunt Sylph” by the family.Doc was a retired physician, and Sylph was an osteopath and worked in
her home.Henry Marshall Graves
(#328) lived in an upstairs room of their home and died there.

336.Lorena M. Graves, b.c. 1867.

337.Sarah E. Graves, b.c. 1872.

CHILDREN OF MARY ANN GRAVES
(13) AND STEPHEN A. LOWDERMILK

Elizabeth Ann Lowdermilk (79) was
born 30 March 1813 in Randolph Co., NC, and died 19 Feb. 1893 in Clay Co.,
IN.She married John T. Tucker,
son of Nathaniel T. Tucker and Martha (“Pattie”) Lawrence, on 20 Nov. 1830 in
Randolph Co., NC.He was born 21
June 1810 in Montgomery Co., NC, and died 5 Oct. 1880 in Clay Co., IN.They were both buried on the Grandma
Tucker place, south of State Road 46, one mile west of Cory on what is now the
McIntosh farm in Clay Co., IN.Their grave has a large stone surrounded by a strong fence of iron pipe,
and the inscription is still legible.

John learned the trade of
blacksmith in Montgomery Co., NC.He moved to Indiana around 1831, along with his father-in-law Stephen A.
Lowdermilk, making an overland trip in a wagon drawn by six horses.He took with him his bride and all his
worldly possessions.

He purchased 80 acres in Jackson
Twp., when the land was still primeval wilderness (see p. 423, History of Clay Co., by Travis).

He built a log cabin of the typical
pioneer style with stick and clay, a chimney, a roof that was covered with
rived boards, and no door, using a quilt in its place.

One night while John was away,
wolves came and tried to get his calf, but Elizabeth went out and scared the
wolves into leaving.John is
credited with planting the first orchard in the area.He was both a farmer and a blacksmith.

John’s father was General Nathaniel
Tucker.There are some discrepancies
regarding Nathaniel.The History of Clay Co. states: “He was, as
far as known, a life-long resident of Montgomery Co., NC.”However, Dorothy Clark (a local Clay
Co. historian), in an article of 15 Jan. 1961, says, “He came to Indiana with
his son and others in 1830.”Dorothy Clark is believed to be in error. There are also many references
to Nathaniel Tucker being a General in the War of 1812.In the book Muster Rolls of the Soldiers of the War of 1812: Detached from the
Militia of N.C. in 1812 and 1814 is found an entry with the following
information: Number: 1, Name: Nathaniel Tucker, Rank: Captain, Name of
Federally Detached Unit: 1st Brigade, 4th Regt., 6th
Co.Nathaniel’s father was William
and his mother was Matilda.(R‑6,
R‑9, R‑16, R‑201)

Margery (or Marjorie) Lowdermilk
(80) was born 27 Dec. 1814 and died 15 Feb. 1895 of heart disease.She married William Slack on 10 Jan.
1833.They were the first couple
married in Jackson Twp., Clay Co., IN.He was born 1 Aug. 1805 and died 27 Aug. 1893.(See pp. 520, 574, History
of Clay Co.)(R‑6, R‑9,
R‑201)

William L. Lowdermilk (81) was born
27 Sept. 1816 in Randolph Co., NC, and died 22 Dec. 1892, age 76 years, 3
months and 10 days.He married
Mary Wright, daughter of Elijah Wright and Elizabeth Deal, on 27 March 1842 in
Asherville, Clay Co., IN.She was
born 20 Oct. 1822 in Harrison Co., IN, and died 17 Oct. 1891, age 68 years, 11
months and 27 days.They were both
buried in Union Church Cem., Asherville, IN.They had four sons and five daughters, all born in Jackson
Twp., Clay Co., IN.Appearing in
the Eel River Propeller of 27 Aug.
1853, was an article regarding farmers wanting to organize an agricultural
society.William was chosen as
director from Jackson Twp.In
1870, William was farming 4,420 acres and worth $19,000.00.In an obituary notice for Mary, it
stated that she was 6 years old when her parents moved to Clay Co. from
Harrison Co., IN.Her mother died
before she was grown and she and her siblings became the foster children of
Rev. A. W. Hedge.(R‑6, R‑9,
R‑28)

Margaret A. Lowdermilk (82) was
born 2 May 1818 in NC, and died in 1861 in Clay Co., IN.She married Joseph Thomas Roberts in
1835 in NC.He was born 8 June
1816 in NC, and died in July 1849.He was a farmer with over 250 acres.Margaret was recorded on the 1860 census in Andrew, Platte
Co., MO; James was born in Indiana and the other children were born in MO.(R‑9)

Sarah
Lowdermilk (84) was born 18 Sept. 1822, died 29 Nov. 1892, and was buried in
Moss Cem., Clay Co., IN.She
married James Franklin Gibbens (or Gibbens), son of Jacob Gibbens and Mary Ann
Pierce, on 20 Feb. 1848 in Clay Co., IN.He was born 25 Oct. 1825 in Frederick Co., VA, died 14 Jan. 1873 in Clay
Co., IN, and was buried in Ashboro Cem., Clay Co., IN.He served in Co. I, 85th IN
Inf. during the Civil War.(R‑6,
R‑9)

Evan Annanias Lowdermilk (85) was
born 1 Sept. 1824, died 4 Nov. 1875, and was buried in the Union Cem., Clay
Co., IN.He first married
Elizabeth Ann Zenor in 1845.She
was born 5 March 1828 in NC, and died 12 March 1848 in Clay Co., IN.He married second Mahalia Jane Zenor on
15 May 1855 in Clay Co., IN.She
was an older sister of Elizabeth.She was born 11 Sept. 1823 in Clay Co., IN, and died 6 Nov. 1895.(R‑6, R‑9)

Jane Lowdermilk (86) was born 27
May 1826, died 10 Aug. 1878, and was buried in Zenor Cem.She married Absolom (or Absolum) Briley
Wheeler, son of Thomas Wheeler and Frances Thompson, on 2 March 1845 near
Bowling Green, Clay Co., IN.He
was born 30 April 1825, one of the first children born in Clay Co.Absolom’s parents moved to Harrison
Co., IN about 1820 but moved to Clay Co., IN in 1825 where they both died.Thomas died in his 99th
year, a veteran of the War of 1812, and Frances died at age 86.Thomas’ father was a soldier in the
Revolutionary War, died at age 108, and was buried in the Sloan Cem.Frances’ father died at age 104, and
was buried in the Zenor Cem., near Bowling Green, IN.Although he received a limited education, Absolom became a
prosperous farmer, leasing, then owning land, eventually acquiring 200 acres.The panic of 1873 caused a setback, but
he recovered in a few years, moved to Brazil, IN in 1879, and became successful
in the fire and life insurance business.After Jane’s death in 1878, Absolom married second Elizabeth Babbitt on
13 July 1879.(R‑6, R‑9)

Louisa McKindrey Lowdermilk (87)
was born 28 Dec. 1826 in NC, died 19 Nov. 1915 (Record H-19 205)[18]
in Lewis Twp., IN, and was buried in Zenor Cem., Clay Co., IN.She first married James Boothe Zenor in
1845.He was born 5 Sept. 1825 and
died 6 Aug. 1860.She married
second James Paxton Albright on 5 Feb. 1863 (Record B2-93).He was born 28 Dec. 1826 in NC, and
died in 1903. He served in Co H,
20th IL Infantry during the Civil War for three years.They were listed on the 1900 census in
Brazil, Clay Co., IN (ED 1, p. 8).(R‑9)

James W. Boling (89) was born in
Feb. 1831 in Indiana, and died in 1906.He married Harriet Muncie/Muncey, daughter of Samuel Muncie and
Elizabeth Engle, about 1852.She
was born 8 Feb. 1833 in KY, and died 5 March 1917 in Jackson Twp., IN, and was
buried in Union Cem., Jackson Twp., IN.Her brothers This family was recorded on the 1860-1910 censuses in Clay
Co., IN.

A James W. Lowdermilk, age 19, born
Indiana, was listed with the family in 1850.It is unclear whether he was the last child of Mary and
Stephen; subsequent censuses list a James W. Boling, b.c. 1831 in Indiana, who may be a son of Stephen’s second
wife Sarah by her first marriage.James W. Boling’s children married into the next generation of Graves’
descendants so Boling’s descendants are listed in the genealogy for clarity.(R‑9)

Rhoda Beaman (90) was born 12 (or
17) Nov. 1819 in Randolph Co., NC, died 31 Dec. 1884 in Nacogdoches Co., TX,
and was buried in an unmarked grave in Blue Springs Cem., Etoile, Nacogdoches
Co., TX.She first married J. T.
Crawford of Virginia.Their sons
were born in Arkansas.He died in
Crittenden Co., AR.She married
second either John F. Davis or Nathaniel Davis.There is a listing in Limestone Co., AL for Nathaniel and
Rhoda Davis.Freeman Davis was
born in Arkansas, and Monroe Davis was born in Nacogdoches Co., TX.She married third Benjamin F. Haney of
Illinois on 26 Nov. 1854 in Nacogdoches, TX.He was also buried in Blue Springs Cem., Etoile, TX.

Rhoda was listed on the 1850 census
as Roda [sic] Davis with her first three children living in her father’s
household; she was also listed in the 1854 school census of Nacogdoches Co.,
TX.(R‑62, R‑67, R‑211)

Benjamin F. Boling (91) was born 10
Jan. 1818 (or 1817 per R‑69) in Randolph Co., NC, and died 12 Dec.
1855.He married Jane Winslow,
daughter of James Winslow and Mary Armour, on 28 (or 29) Aug. 1837[19]
in Salem, Washington Co., IN.This
family was recorded on the 1850 census in Washington Co., IN; their children
were born in Indiana.Jane was
born 7 Sept. 1821 in Indiana, and died 4 Feb. 1878.They were both buried in Winslow Cem., Belle Plaine, Benton
Co., IA[20].They moved from Indiana to Iowa.After Benjamin died, Jane married James
Sumner (or Summer).This family
was recorded on the 1860 census in Poweshiek Co., IA; Jane and James were
buried next to each other.

The Winslows were Quakers.They were founders of the Friends Blue
River group in Washington Co., IN.(R‑69, R‑71, R‑72)

John B. Boling (92) was born about
1820 in Randolph Co., NC, and died in 1869.He married Eliza ("Lisa") Ann Emorville Nicholson[21],
daughter of Benjamin F. Nicholson and Jemima Starr, on 18 Oct. 1840 in
Washington Co., IN.She was born 9
June 1823, and died 10 Dec. 1888, both in Washington Co., IN, and was buried in
Plattsburg Cem., Washington Co., IN.The family was in the 1860 census for Washington Twp., Washington Co.,
IN, where Eliza was shown as Eliza A. E.Children George through Harvey were listed with the family in 1860, all
born in Indiana.

There is some question as to
whether Alvin Boling was their son, since he was supposedly born about 1838 and
they didn't marry until 1840. (R‑68,
R‑43)

Seth Boling (95) was born about
1824 in Randolph Co., NC, and died 14 Nov. 1901 in Washington Co., IN.He married Malinda A. Hattabaugh,
daughter of Martin Hattabaugh and Lucy Weston, on 12 Feb. 1846 in Salem,
Washington Co., IN.She was born
15 April 1828 and died 20 March 1920, both in Washington Co., IN, and was
buried in Plattsburg Cem., Monroe Twp., Washington Co., IN.The family was listed in the 1860
census for Washington Twp., Washington Co., IN.(R‑68, R‑43)

Mary Anne Boling (96), possibly
called Ann, was born 7 June (or Jan.) 1825[23]
in Randolph Co., NC, and died 7 Feb. 1857.She married Isaac J. Trueblood, son of Samuel Trueblood and
Sarah Cartwright, on 23 March 1848 in Salem, Washington Co., IN.He was born 4 Feb. 1824 in Washington
Co., IN, and died 6 Sept. 1864 in Rome, Floyd Co., GA.Their children were born in Washington
Co., IN.

After Mary Anne died, he married
second Rebecca Jaynes on 10 March 1858 in Salem, IN.She was born about 1833.They had 3 children, all born in Washington Co., IN:Elizabeth E. Trueblood, b. 17 July
1859; Lorenzo D. Trueblood, b. 16 March 1860; John D. Trueblood, b. 28 Feb.
1862.(R‑72)

Sarah ("Sally" or
"Sallie") Boling (97) was born 11 March 1826 in NC, and died 27 Sept.
1892 in Washington Co., IN.She
married George William Hattabaugh, son of Jacob Hattabaugh and Ann Frances Judy
(or Anna Judia[24]), on 13
Feb. 1844 in Salem, Washington Co., IN.He was born 30 Nov. (or May, per R‑43 and R‑72) 1823 and
died 9 Dec. 1898, both in Washington Co., IN.They were both buried in Plattsburg Cem., Monroe Twp.,
Washington Co., IN.Their children
were born in Washington Co., IN.According to her obituary in The
Republican Leader, Sept. 30, 1892, Kossuth Items – Mrs. George W.
Hattabaugh died of dysentery and was buried in the Plattsburg Cem., Sept.
28.She was 65 years of age.

Jacob Hattabaugh was the son of
George Hattabaugh and Mary Coiner (or Keiner) from PA.Jacob was born 21 Oct. 1793 in Augusta,
VA, died 4 Feb. 1864 in Washington, IN, and was buried in Plattsburg Cem.(R‑68, R‑43, R‑72)

Gilbert Boling (99) was born about
1829-30 in IN, died 23 July 1885 in Washington Co., IN, and was buried in
Walnut Ridge, Washington Co., IN.He married Martha Ellen Burns (or Burnes or Burris or Burrows), daughter
of John Burris and Elizabeth ‑‑‑‑‑‑, on 20
Jan. 1853 in Salem, IN.She was
born 2 Nov. 1835 in Indiana, and died 17 Jan. 1914 in Washington Co., IN.The family was listed in the 1860
census for Brown Twp., Washington Co., IN, and the 1870 census for Jefferson
Twp., Washington Co., IN.Their
children were born in Indiana.(R‑68,
R‑72)

Children - Boling

465.Martha Emerine Boling, b.c.
1852-53.

466.Adeline (or Allena Ellen) Boling,
b.c. 1853-54.

467.Isaiah (or Joah) Boling, b.c.
1855-56.It is not clear whether
this is one person or two.

468.Mary (or Maray) Elphine Boling, b.c.
1857.

469.Diantha Elizabeth Boling, b.c.
1859-60.

470.Laura Boling, b.c. 1862.

471.Rosia Boling, b.c. 1866.

472.Zella Boling, b.c. 1869.

Clarissa Boling (101) was born
about 1832 (or 1838) in Washington Co., IN, and died in Aug. 1875.She married Thomas Denny, son of Joseph
Denny and Sarah Minerva Elliott, on 21 Aug. 1851 in Salem, Washington Co.,
IN.He was born 24 May 1830, died
5 May 1917, both in Washington Co., IN, and was buried in Kossuth Cem..Their children were born in Washington
Co., IN.Thomas married second
Martha A. VanCleave on 17 Sept. 1878.

The obituary for Thomas Denny reads
as follows:

Thomas Denny was born in Washington
county, Indiana, May 24 1830 and died May 5 1917 being 86 years, 11 months, and
11 days at his death.Mr. Denny
was married to Clarissa Boling Aug. 21, 1851.To this union were born four children, viz: Israel B. Denny,
Richard N. Denny, Amanda M. Denny and Sarah E. Denny, only two of whom surviv
him: I. B. Denny of Clifty and Mrs. Amanda Reynolds of Jefferson twp.Sarah died in childhood; Richard N.
passed away in Sept. 1912.Mr.
Denny and family lived in Monroe twp., Washington Co., IN, until 1853.He moved to Iowa and lived one year;
moved back to their native county and state, where he lived until 1869.He then moved to Montgomery Co. on a
farm.While there he experienced
some of this world’s trials and tribulations.

In March 1873 he lost his youngest
child, Sarah E., and in August 1875 his wife passed away, leaving him with
three children to fight the battles of life the best way they could under the
circumstances.Sept. 17, 1878 he
married Martha A. VanCleave, who still survives him.In the winter of 1881-82 he moved back to Washington Co. on
his farm in Jefferson twp. where he lived until his death.Mr. Denny was a farmer all his long
life an a shoe maker by trade which trade he followed ever since a young man
until a few years before his death.He was not a member of any church, but belonged to that class of men who
holds this worlds honors in high principals of man, viz truth, honesty and
virtue.(R‑68, R‑43, R‑72)

Albert G. Boling (103) was born
about 1836-37 in Indiana, died 14 (or 17) May 1910 in Washington Co., IN, and
was buried 19 May 1910 in Winslow Cem., Washington Twp., Washington Co.,
IN.He married Sarah
("Sallie") Johnson, daughter of Archibald Johnson, Jr. and Mary Rose,
on 4 Aug. 1860 in Salem, Washington Co., IN.She was born 30 March 1841 and died 14 Feb. 1907, both in
Washington Co., IN.They were
listed in the 1870 census for Washington Twp., Washington Co., IN.Their children were born in Washington
Co., IN.(R‑68, R‑72)

Mark Boling (105) was born about
1840-42 in Washington Co., IN, and died 27 Jan. 1922 in Ladoga, Montgomery Co.,
IN.He married Agnes Catherine
Cooper, daughter of George Cooper and Jane Graves[27],
on 12 Feb. 1877 in Ladoga, IN.She
was born 25 Dec. 1854 in Indiana, and died in March 1915 in Montgomery Co.,
IN.They belonged to the Ladoga
M.E. Church, and he served in the Civil War.They were both buried in Ladoga Cem., Montgomery Co.,
IN.Their children were born in
Montgomery Co., IN.

The following obituary was in the Ladoga Leader newspaper, 26 March 1915.

FUNERAL WILL BE HELD TODAY

Mrs. Mark Boling Died at Her Home in Ladoga Wednesday
Morning

Mrs. Agnes Boling died at her home
in Ladoga Wednesday morning about 10 o'clock.She had been in poor health for several months.Goitre and disease of the heart were
her chief afflictions.

The funeral exercises at the M. E.
church will be conducted this afternoon at 2 o'clock by Rev. G. F.
Wiedman.Interment will be made in
Ladoga cemetery.

Agnes Catherine, daughter of George
and Jane Cooper, was born Dec. 25, 1854, and was married to Mark Boling, Feb.
12, 1877, on a farm near Ladoga.

To them five children were born,
Mrs. Alice E. Todd, of Edinburg; Bert Boling, of Brownstown; Mrs. Effie
Bordner, of Indianapolis; and Jennie and Leona Boling, of Ladoga.These children and the husband survive.

When a girl she joined the
Christian church at Ladoga, but after all her children united with the
Methodist church, during Rev. A. W. Wood's pastorate she changed her membership
to that church and though she was not a regular attendant, she was a devoted christian.She was a loving wife and mother whose
only thought in life was the welfare of her children.No sacrifice was too great for her to make for them.She has gone to join her father, mother
and brother in a land where there is no suffering.

Mark Boling, son of Randolph and Jane
Boling, passed away at his home here on the morning of January 27, 1922 at the
age of eighty-two years and nineteen days, after an illness of several months,
due to heart trouble.

He was born in 1840, at Salem
Indiana.He was married to Agnes
Catherine Cooper in 1877 and to this union was born five children, Alice Todd,
of Edinburg; Effie Borden, of Indianapolis; Leona McCreary, of this place; and
Jennie Boling, at home.The five
children and four grandchildren survive.Mrs. Boling preceded him in death seven years ago.

Mr. Boling enlisted in company G,
18th Indiana and served during the Civil war as a fifer.

Mr. Boling has been a well
respected citizen of this place for some forty years and was a member of the
Ladoga M. E. church.

The funeral was held Sunday
afternoon at 2:30 at the Methodist church in charge of Rev. H. W. Steen, pastor
of the Presbyterian church.A
quartette, composed of Miss Amy Gardner, Mrs. Grant E. Rose, Rev. Steen and
Donald Henry sang "Asleep In Jesus", "Death Is Only a Dream"
and "Going Down the Valley".

The pall bearers were members of
the American Legion and the deceased was given full military burial.A number of the members of the G.A.R.
also took part.The interment was
in Ladoga cemetery.

Relatives and friends who were here
to attend the funeral were Bert Boling, of Brownstown; Mrs. J. R. Todd, of
Edinburg; Mrs. G. K. Borden and son, of Indianapolis; Mr. And Mrs. G. C.
Boling, of Crawfordsville; Fred Tatlock, of near Wingate; Mrs. Dora Bymaster,
Mr. And Mrs. Otto Bymaster and Oval Boling, of near Carpentersville.(R‑43)

Angeline Boling (106) was born
about 1845-47 in Indiana, and died before 23 Nov. 1872 when John married second
Perlina Nicholson.Angeline
married John W. Underwood, son of Nathan Underwood and Dorcas Johnson, on 3
March 1866 in Washington Co., IN (Book G, p. 492).He was born 30 June 1844 in Indiana, died 19 Jan. 1905, and
was buried in Monroe Cem.They
were listed in the 1870 census for Jefferson Twp., Washington Co., IN.Their children were born in
Indiana.(R‑68)

Willis Graves (107) was born about
1821 in NC, and died 14 March 1899.On the census, he was listed as 27 in 1850, 35 in 1860, 46 in 1870, and
57 in 1880.He married Mary
Strider, daughter of Abraham Strider and Catherine Vuncannon, on 11 Jan. 1866
in Randolph Co., NC, Book 1, p. 98; E. J. Strider was the bondsman, J. H.
Brown, clerk, the witness, and James B. Ballard, elder, performed the ceremony.It is unclear if Alfred is really their
son, since Willis was living alone in Randolph Co. in 1860.Also living with them in 1870 was a
John Strider, age 18.Mary was
born about 1829 in NC, and died in 1891.They were recorded on the 1870 and 1880 Randolph Co., NC censuses.(R‑10, R‑50, R‑56)

Susan Jane (or Jean) Graves (109)
was born about 1828 in NC (according to the 1850 census), although the 1870
census listed her as age 38 (born about 1832), and the 1880 census (Union Twp.,
Lassiter’s Hill, Randolph Co., NC) listed her age as 54 (born about 1826).R‑44 lists her name as “Susan
Jane” Graves.She married Hillary
(or Hillery) Luther, son of Jacob Luther and Rachel Callicott, on 2 Jan.
1851.He was born about 1825 and
died before the 1870 census.She
was a midwife or "Granny woman".He was a millwright.Their children were born in the Pisgah community, Randolph Co., NC.

Richard Graves (111) was born in
March 1835 according to the 1900 census, in Randolph Co., NC, and died after
1910; he was recorded on the 1910 census with his daughter Pirenah Lassiter in
Randolph Co., NC.He married Mary
Ann Luther[28],
daughter of Martin Luther and Sarah Kearns, on 20 Nov. 1856 in Randolph Co., NC
(Book 1, p. 97).According to R‑50,
Mary Ann’s parents were Jacob Luther and Rachel Callicott, therefore brother
and sister Richard Graves and Susan Jane Graves married sister and brother Mary
Ann Luther and Hillary Luther.She
was born 18 Aug. 1833 and died 23 April 1912.This family was listed on the 1860, 1870, 1880 and 1900
Randolph Co., NC censuses in Asheboro, New Hope (Lassister’s Creek), and New
Hope, respectively.In 1900, Mary
stated that three of her four children were living.In 1880, Pirenah was listed as Pyrener Lassiter, age 22; she
and Thomas were also recorded in New Hope, Randolph Co., NC.(R‑57)

507.Vitura Graves, b.c. 1859; listed on
the 1870 census; is this the same person as Mary from the 1860 census?

508.Julia Graves, b.c. 1865; listed on
the 1870 census; is this the same person as Medie from the 1880 census?

509.Medie Graves, b.c. 1866; listed on
the 1880 census; is this the same person as Julia from the 1870 census?

510.Baston E. Graves, b.c. 1875.

Leacy Graves (113) was born in
1838, and died 21 Oct. 1905 in Montgomery Co., NC.Per R‑61, her name was spelled “Lucy” in the 1850
Randolph Co. census, but her name was definitely Leacy, per her gravestone and
various letters and legal papers inherited by him.Leacy first married Isaiah Strider, son of William Strider
and Clarissa Wright, on 20 April 1856 in Randolph Co., NC (Book 1, p. 163);
Bondsman was George B. Bright and Micajah Cox performed and witnessed the
ceremony.They had two
children.Isaiah served as a
private for the Confederacy in the 14th N.C. Regiment.He was wounded, captured and died 17
Sept. 1862 at Sharpsburg, MD.She
married second Allen Hudson, son of Leonard Hudson and Mary (“Polly”) Wright,
on 2 Feb. 1868 in Troy, NC.He was
born 26 March 1830 in Montgomery Co., and died 15 March 1879.They had three daughters, all born in
Montgomery Co., NC.Martha, the
youngest, died from typhoid when she was a young girl.In Feb. 1881, a tornado destroyed their
home, however, no one was hurt and relief workers rebuilt their home.According to R‑50, Leacy married
third Alexander Spencer, son of William Spencer, Annie (Spencer) Graves’
brother.(R‑50, R‑61)

Catherine Parthenia
("Theenie" or “Thena”) Graves (114) was born about 1839 in NC, and
died 7 Nov. 1882.She married
Enoch J. Strider, son of William Strider and Clarissa Wright, on 23 Feb.
1862.He was born 22 Nov. 1836 in
NC, and died 28 Feb. 1918.They
were listed on the 1870 census in Ophir Twp., Montgomery Co., NC and the 1880
census in Union, Randolph Co., NC.Their children were born in NC.He married second Sarah Myrick Ledwell about 1885 and had seven more
children; six of them were listed on the 1900 census in Randolph Co., NC.(R‑50, R‑56)

Children - Strider

516.James T. Strider, b.c. 1863.

517.Christine Louisa Strider, b.c.
1865.

518.Isaiah M. Strider, b.c. 1868
(listed as Isham on 1870 census).

519.Sarah C. Strider, b.c. 1871.

520.Dorothy (or Dartha) J. Strider,
b.c. 1874.

521.Floraetta Strider, b.c. 1877.

Martha Anne Graves (115) was born
about 1844 in NC, and died 23 May 1924.Her tombstone in Neighbors Grove Methodist Church Cem., Asheboro, NC
lists 1844-1924.She married
Kendrick (or Kindrick) (“Kinnie”) Thayer, son of Wyatt Nance Thayer and
Cassandra Hearne, on 28 Nov. 1858.He was born about 1840 and died by June 1863 in a Confederate Army
Hospital in Wilson, NC.He was a
Confederate soldier and had beeen wounded in Suffolk, VA (Co. B, 52nd
NC, CSA).(R‑50, R‑56)

Caroline Ada Graves (118) was born
about 1851 in NC.She married Noah
Luck, son of Henry Luck and Malvina ‑‑‑‑‑‑.He was born about 1851 in NC, and died
after 1930.They were recorded on
the 1880 census in Cedar Grove, Randolph Co., NC.(R‑50, R‑56)

Children - Luck

524.Ava E. Luck, b.c. 1873 (NC).

525.Eunice A. Luck, b.c. 1874 (NC).

526.William Ellis Luck, b.c. 1878 (NC).

527.Willis D. Luck

528.Queen Ann Luck, b. June 1881.

529.Mishea Luck

530.Stella (Estella?) Luck

CHILDREN OF REBECCA GRAVES (18) AND JOHN WILLIAMS

William Williams (120) was born in
Dec. 1820[29]
in NC, probably Randolph Co., and died 15 March 1906 in Van Buren Twp., Clay
Co., IN.He married Dicea (or Dicy
Ann) Bolin on 18 Aug. 1850.She
was born in March 1823 in NC, and died 14 Jan. 1907 in Van Buren Twp., IN.They were listed in the 1860, 1870,
1880 and 1900 censuses in Van Buren Twp., IN.In 1900, she stated that three of her six children were
living.Their children were born
in Indiana.(R‑52)

Children - Williams

531.Charles E. Williams, b.c. 1852, m.
Eliza ‑‑‑‑‑‑.

532.Vandalia Williams, b.c. 1857; not
listed on the 1870 census.

533.Sarah E. Williams, b.c.1860.

534.William Williams, b.c. 1861.

535.John T. Williams, b. March 1862, m.
Lizzie ‑‑‑‑‑‑, c. 1893.

James Williams (121) was born about
1828-1830 in NC, and died after 1880, probably in Clay Co., IN.He married Nancy A. Altman about
1852.She was born about 1834 in
OH.They were recorded on the
1860-1880 censuses in Van Buren, Clay Co., IN.Their children were born in Indiana.(R‑52)

Children - Williams

536.Mary J. Williams, b.c. 1853.

537.George P. Williams, b.c. 1854.

538.John A. Williams, b.c. 1856, m. Ida
B. ‑‑‑‑‑‑.

539.Williams M. D. Williams, b.c. 1860.

540.James Thomas Williams, b.c. 1870.

541.Ida B. Williams, b.c. 1874.

Martha (“Patsy”) Williams (123) was
born about 1832 in NC, and died after 1880.It is not known whether she married or not.She was recorded on the 1880 census in
Clay Co., IN with her daughter and her sister Mary Headley.Both Martha and Mary’s occupation was
listed as “servant of all work”.

Children - Williams

542.Rosa Williams, b.c. 1872 (IN).

Anna Williams (124) was born in
Feb. 1833[30]
in NC, probably Randolph Co, and died 11 July 1909 in Clay Co., IN.She married Joseph Frank Armstrong on
22 Jan. 1873 in Clay Co., IN.He
was born in Jan. 1833 in KY, and died 4 Feb. 1915 in Van Buren Twp., Clay Co.,
IN.They were recorded on the
1880-1900 censuses in Van Buren Twp., IN.In 1910, Frank was listed as a 79-year old widower, still living in Van
Buren Twp.(R‑52)

Children - Armstrong

+543.Frank
Armstrong, b.c. May 1873, m. Vesta Chattam, 25 March 1915.

John G. Williams (125) was born
about 1836 in NC, and died after 1870.He married Nancy ‑‑‑‑‑‑ about
1857.She was born about 1840 in
NC.This family was recorded on
the 1860 census in Clay Co., IN.He married second Adaline Williams on 10 Oct. 1869 in Clay Co., IN.This family was recorded on the 1870
census in Clay Co., IN living with his parents.

Children - Williams, by Nancy ‑‑‑‑‑‑

544.Frances Williams, b.c. 1857.

545.Benjamin F. Williams, b.c. 1858.

Children - Williams, by Adaline ‑‑‑‑‑‑

546.Daniel Williams, b.c. 1869.

Andrew Jackson Williams (126) was
born 29 March 1837 in Indiana, and died 12 Feb. 1917.He married Elizabeth Jane Kearns, daughter of William Kearns
(born in VA) and Sarah ‑‑‑‑‑‑ (born in PA),
on 29 March 1860 in Clay Co., IN; he was recorded as Drury Williams on his
marriage certificate.She was born
4 July 1842 in OH, and died 3 May 1913.They were recorded on the 1870, 1880, 1900 and 1910 censuses in Van
Buren Twp., Clay Co., IN.In 1900,
Elizabeth stated that seven of her fourteen children were living.Their children were born in
Indiana.(R‑52)

Ellen Williams (128) was born 21 Dec.
1841 in Indiana, and died 21 Feb. 1905.She married George William Altman, son of George P. Altman and Maria
Cornwell, on 8 Nov. 1860 in Clay Co., IN.He was born 15 Sept. 1841 in Indiana.His father was born in PA and his mother in NJ.They were recorded on the 1870 and 1880
censuses in Harmony, Clay Co., IN.An 11-year old Rebecca Headley, born in Indiana, was recorded with this
family in 1870.Their children
were born in Indiana.George was a
butcher, as was his son John.(R‑52)

Zilpha Ann Graves (130) was born 14
Jan. 1837 in Indiana, and died 12 March 1913, nine miles west of Jacksonville,
Morgan Co., IL.She married John
Bobbitt Chrisman on 12 April 1857 in Morgan Co., IL.He was born 3 Feb. 1826 in Hopkinsville, Christian Co., KY,
and died 29 Jan. 1908 in Morgan Co., IL.According to her obituary, she came to Illinois with her family when she
was about nine years old.All her
children were probably born in IL, and six had died before her death in
1913.She was also survived by 12
grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.(R‑80)

Children - Chrisman

567.James M. Chrisman, b.c. 1857.

568.William M. Chrisman, b.c. April
1860.

569.Hannah L. Chrisman, b.c. Aug. 1861,
d. after 12 March 1913.Unmarried
at the time of her mother’s death.

Elias E. (or W.) Graves (131) was
born about 1839 in Indiana, and died after 5 Jan 1920.He married Melissa ‑‑‑‑‑‑.She was born about 1841 in IL, and died
after 1880.This family was
recorded on the 1870 and 1880 censuses in Bourbon Co., KS, and Elias was
recorded as a widower in 1910 and 1920; he lived in Greenwood, Ellis Co.,
OK.The first five children were
born in IL, and the last two in KS.(R‑80)

Drewry Graves (135) was born 5 Oct.
1834 in Van Buren Twp., Clay Co., IN, died 4 July 1914 in Edmond, Oklahoma Co.,
OK, and was buried there in Grace Lawn Cem.He first married Mary Ann Dillon on 4 May 1854 in Savannah,
Andrew Co., MO.She was born 1829,
died 17 Sept. 1861 in Andrew Co., and was buried there in Green Cem.He married second Elizabeth Ellen
Robinson, daughter of “Cap” Robinson, on 4 April 1867 in Maryville, Nodaway
Co., MO.She was born 1851 in
Illinois, and died 4 Dec. 1923 in Edmond, OK.Drewry enlisted in Company C, 51st Missouri
Infantry, in 1861, and was discharged August 1865 as Corporal in the Union
Army.In 1854, he was a farmer
living in Grant Twp., Nodaway Co., MO, and was a member of the Christian
Church.In 1889, he joined those
numerous others who made that famous “The Run” into Oklahoma’s new lands.He settled in Township 13, Range 3, in
Oklahoma Co., and lived in Oklahoma the rest of his life.All his children were apparently born
in Nodaway Co., MO.(R‑201)

Children - Graves, by Mary Ann Dillon

586.daughter, b.c. 1855, probably died
young.

587.Martha E. Graves, b. 1857, married
and had at least one son whose son was postmaster in Nodaway Co., MO, and owned
2 or 3 stores.

Mary Elizabeth Graves (136) was
born 22 Feb. 1837 in Clay Co., IN, died 25 Dec. 1911 in Rankin (now Reydon),
Roger Mills Co., OK, and was buried there.She married Miles Oliver Marshall, son of Dr. Jesse G.
Marshall and Nancy Lewis, on 15 Jan. 1854 in Andrew Co., MO.Miles was born 24 Oct. 1831 in Indiana,
died 6 Dec. 1886 in Atchison, Atchison Co., KS, and was buried there.Sometime between 1864 and 1869, they
lived in Nebraska.After Miles’
death in 1886, Mary and children Jim and Mary moved to Des Moines, Polk Co., IA
(they may have moved about 1901).(R‑201)

599.James Lewis Graves (“Jim”)
Marshall, b. 28 June 1864 (IA), m. Florence E. ‑‑‑‑‑‑,
1924, d. 1940 (Topeka, Shawnee Co., Kans.).He moved from Okla. to Topeka about 1912. Bur. in
Topeka.Florence was born about
1865 and was a school teacher.

James Graves (137) was born 15 Nov.
1838 in Clay Co., IN, died 20 Nov. 1920 in Andrew Co., MO, and was buried 21
Nov. 1920 in Savannah, Andrew Co, MO.He married Margaret Harvey, daughter of Andrew Harvey and Mary ‑‑‑‑‑‑.She was born 14 March 1839 in KY, and
died 1 March 1916.They first lived
in Maryville, Nodaway Co., MO, but later lived 4 miles south of Savannah,
MO.(R‑201)

606.George W. Graves, b. 1875
(Savannah, MO), m. Rosa Barmen.She was b.c. 1883, and was still living on 1 March 1970.No children.

Robert F. Graves (138) was born 25
Oct. 1840 in Clay Co., IN, died 11 Jan. 1917, and was buried in Green Cem.,
Andrew Co., MO.He married Eleanor
(“Nellie”) Murray, daughter of Aaron L. Murray.She was born 3 Dec. 1839 in TN, died 24 Aug. 1906, and was
buried in Andrew Co., MO.She was
a half-sister to Amanda Murray, who married Isaac Graves (son of Drewry Graves
and Mary Ann Dillon).Robert
Graves moved to Missouri when he was 12 years old, settling 4 miles north of
St. Joseph.He lived for 64 years
in southern Andrew Co. and was a farmer.(R‑38, R‑201)

Children - Graves

607.Martha Frances (“Fannie”) Graves,
b. 1862 (near St. Joseph, Andrew Co., MO), m. William E. Warner.He was a brother of Andrew Johnson
Warner, who married Fannie’s sister Rachel.William and Andrew were sons of John Warner and Adaline Blankenship.Fannie and William had one son who
married.

William K. Graves (140) was born 12
Feb. 1845 in Van Buren Twp., Clay Co., IN, died 16 March 1912 in Dawn,
Livingston Co., MO, and was buried in Collar Cem., south of Dawn, MO.He married Celestia Hinton, daughter of
James Hinton and Elizabeth Jane Rittenburg, on 14 Sept. 1879 in Kirksville,
Adair Co., MO.She was born 17
April 1860 in Michigan, died 27 Oct. 1943 in State Hospital, Columbia, Boone
Co., MO, and was buried 29 Oct. 1943 in Collar Cem., Dawn.William K. Graves served as a Private
in Captain Charles O. Smith’s Company G, 15th Regt., Kansas
Volunteer Cavalry, during the Civil War, from 19 Sept. 1863 to 7 Nov.
1864.He was a farmer, and they
both belonged to the Methodist Church.(R‑201)

614.Bertha Byrdie Graves (called
Byrdie), b. 13 Aug. 1882, m. John Hugh Lewis, 1914, d. 3 April 1962
(Chillicothe, Livingston Co., MO), bur. in Collar Cem.He was born 16 Aug. 1884, son of Joseph
Alfred Lewis and Catherine Ann Tudor, died 5 June 1953 in Dawn, MO, and was
buried there in Welsh Cem.For
many years they operated the telephone exchange in Dawn, MO.They divorced in 1944 and John
remarried.

Zilpha Ann Graves (141) was born 27
Jan. 1847 in Van Buren Twp., Clay Co., IN, died 23 March 1903 in Kansas City,
Jackson Co., MO, and was buried in Union Cem., Kansas City, MO.She married Rev. Lewis Marshall, son of
Dr. Jesse G. Marshall and Nancy Lewis, on 11 June 1868 in Wathena, Doniphan
Co., KS.He was born 9 April 1845
in Decatur Co., IA, died 6 Nov. 1916 in Boone, Boone Co., IA, and was buried in
Pine Hill Cem., Des Moines, Polk Co., IA.After Zilpha died, he married second Katy ‑‑‑‑‑‑
in 1909.Lewis owned a series of
stores, repaired watches, and preached.(R‑201)

Margaret Elizabeth Graves (143) was
born 15 Dec. 1852 in McLean Co., IL, died 6 Jan. 1929 at her daughter Lillie’s
home in Anadarko, Caddo Co., OK, and was buried 7 Jan. 1929 in Memory Lane
Cem., Anadarko.She married William
A. Ward, son of Thomas Ward and Phebe Salverson (or possibly Sabourie).He was born 17 March 1854 or 1855 in
Warren Co., IA, died 22 April 1914 in Joplin, Jasper Co., MO, and was buried 27
April 1914 near Joplin.(R‑201)

Elizabeth Voncannon (145) was born
27 Sept. 1828 in NC, and died 9 Nov. 1903 in Clay Co., IN.She first married John Robin
Wilson.She was recorded on the
1860 census in Brazil, Clay Co., IN as the head of the household.Her Wilson children were born in
Indiana.She married second
William Harrison Craig, son of Robert Craig and Mary Gray, on 13 March
1862.He was born 2 Feb. 1835 in
Clement Co., OH, and died 24 Feb. 1901 in Clay Co., IN.(R‑45)

Arretta Voncannon (149) was born 28
July 1841 in Van Buren Twp., Clay Co., IN, and died 7 Sept. 1912 in Jackson
Twp., Clay Co., IN.She married
Elias Muncie, son of Samuel Muncie/Muncy and Elizabeth Engle, on 19 Feb. 1863
in Jackson Twp., IN.He was born
24 April 1845 in Dick Johnson Twp., Clay Co., IN, and died 8 March 1923 in
Jackson Twp., IN.Her sister Alley
married his brother John.(R‑45)

Alley Jane Voncannon (150) was born
14 Dec. 1852 in Van Buren Twp., Clay Co., IN, and died 21 April 1919 in Jackson
Twp., Clay Co., IN.She married
John Engle Muncie, son of Samuel Muncie/Muncy and Elizabeth Engle, on 12 Aug.
1867 in Paris, Edgar Co., IL.Their children were born in Clay Co., IN.John was born 17 May 1843 in Knox Co., KY, and died 5 Aug.
1923 in Jackson Twp., IN.Her
sister Arretta married his brother Elias.(R‑45)

Drewry M. Graves (151) was born 18
Nov. 1850 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., IA, died 2 Dec. 1927 in
Plattsmouth, Cass Co., NE, and was buried in Pleasant Ridge Cem., 3 miles south
of Plattsmouth.He married ‑‑‑‑‑‑,
they had 5 children, and they were then divorced.His name appears as Drury on most records, although on his
death certificate it is given as Dorias, and in the newspaper article in The Plattsmouth Journal, Dec. 5, 1927,
describing his death, his name is given as Dorian.(R‑201)

647.Clifford C. Graves, m. Ann ‑‑‑‑‑‑,
d. after his father’s death in 1927.

648.Martin Graves; said to have died
1918 in France during World War I.

649.daughter; d. after her father’s
death in 1927.

Alice Jane Graves (156) was born
1862 in Plattsmouth, Cass Co., NE.She first married ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Morrow.She married second Charles
Luther Graves, son of William Wilbur Graves.He was born 23 Nov. 1861 in Glenwood, Mills Co., IA, died 15
Dec. 1951 in Plattsmouth, NE, and was buried 19 Dec. 1951 in West Union Cem.,
Union, Cass Co., NE.Charles
Luther Graves was descended from John Graves (originally called Johann
Sebastian Graff), an immigrant from the German Palatinate, born about
1703.Charles is listed as 291a in
the book John Graves and His Descendants,
by Roy Stockwell.Charles Luther
Graves lived in Plattsmouth, and was a lawyer and judge in that city.(R‑201)

Children - Graves

+650.Harry
Everett Graves, b. 19 Feb. 1888, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑,
d. 1951.

651.Verna Lois Graves, b. 18 Dec. 1890
(Union, NE), m. Harry David Royal, 17 July 1914 (Union, NE). He was born 3
Sept. 1888 (Plattsmouth, NE), son of Glen Royal and Ella Churchill.He worked for the railroad for 57
years.They had no children.

Nancy King (166) was born about
1820 in NC, and died after 1856, probably in Perry Co., AR.She married John Hadlock.He was born between 1817 and 1818 in
AR.Their children were born in
AR.They were listed on the 1850
and 1860 censuses for Perry Co., AR.(R‑31, R‑210)

Children - Hadlock

653.Emanuel Hadlock, b.c. 1842.

654.Mary J. Haadlock, b. 1846-1847.

655.John Hadlock, b.c. 1852.

656.George W. Hadlock, b.c. 1854.

657.Sopha Hadlock, b.c. 1856.

Hannah King (167) was born 25 Nov.
1824 in Randolph Co., NC, died 6 Oct. 1901 in Flatonia, Fayette Co., TX, and
was buried alone in Flatonia City Cem.She married William Green in 1840 in Perry Co., AR.They moved to TX in 1849.He was born 10 May 1818 in MS, and died
12 May 1881 in Blanco Co., TX.(R‑31,
R‑210)

Richard King (168) was born between
1829 and 1831 in NC, and died after 1870.He married Parmelia A. ‑‑‑‑‑‑.She was born about 1834 in TN, and died
after 1870.Their children were
born in AR. They were recorded on
the 1860 census for Bentley Twp., Perryville P.O., Perry Co., AR and the 1870
census in Higgins, Perry Co., AR.(R‑31, R‑210)

Children - King

670.Samuel B. King, b.c. 1854.

671.Ann Josephine King, b.c. 1856.Listed as Josephine in 1870.

672.William R. King, b.c. 1858.

673.Thomas B. King, b.c. 1860.

674.James King, b.c. 1865.

675.Leonora King, b.c. 1865.

676.John W. King, b.c. 1868.

Caroline King (173) was born
between 1835 and 1837 in AR.She
married William Taylor. He was
born between 1829 and 1830 in TN, and died 2 June 1877 in Gonzales Co.,
TX.Their children were born in
TX.(R‑31, R‑210)

Children - Taylor

677.James M. Taylor, b.c. 1858.

678.Sam B. (or R.) Taylor, b.c. 1859.

679.William Taylor, Jr., b.c. 1860.

680.Cassietta Taylor, b.c. 1866.

CHILDREN OF SARAH GRAVES (25) AND JAMES BROOKSHIRE

Mary Brookshire (177) was born
about 1808 in NC, died 23 Dec. 1884, and was buried in Red Hill, Marshall Co.,
AL.She married James Malcolm
Berry, son of James Malcolm Berry and Mary Trent.He was born 4 May 1790 in Greenville, Pitt Co., NC, died 23
Nov. 1873 in Browns Valley, Marshall Co., AL, and was buried in
Brookshire-Berry Cem., Marshall Co., AL.They were recorded on the 1850, 1860 and 1870 censuses in Marshall Co.,
AL.He was first married to Ruth
French.(R‑89)

Isaac W. Brookshire (178) was born
in Nov. 1809 in Randolph Co., NC, and died 1 Aug. 1901 in Lee Co., MS.He married Mahala A. Rains, daughter of
Bailey Rains, about 1837 in AL.She was born in Aug. 1818 in Franklin Co., TN, and died after 1902 in
Lee Co., MS.This family was
recorded on the 1850 and 1860 censuses in Pontotoc Co., MS; they were in Lee
Co., MS in 1870, 1880, and 1900.Their first four children were born in Blount Co., AL and the rest in
MS.(R‑84, R‑85, R‑89)

Winifred Manning Brookshire (180)
was born 11 Jan. 1813 in Randolph Co., NC, d. 6 Feb. 1901 in Shelby Co., TX,
and was buried in Shady Grove Cem., Shelby Co., TX.She married Edward Council Billingsley, son of Thomas
Billingsley and Nancy Courtney Allen, on 14 Oct. 1831 in Blount Co., AL.He was born 4 April 1811 in Cumberland
Co., KY, died 15 July 1886 in Shelby Co., TX, and was also buried in Shady
Grove Cem.Their first six
children were born in Blount Co., AL, and the rest in Pontotoc Co., MS.(R‑84, R‑85, R‑89)

Hannah Brookshire (181) was born
about 1814 in Rutherford Co., TN, and died after 1900, probably in Blount Co.,
AL.She was listed on the 1900
census in Blount Co., AL in the household of her daughter Mary and son-in-law
Austin Carus.She married William
R. Trice on 15 Dec. 1842 in Marshall Co., AL.He was born about 1814 in TN, and died between 1870 and
1880.This family was recorded on
the 1860, 1870, and 1880 censuses in Blount Co., AL.Hannah was a 55-year old widow in 1880 and unmarried
children W. M., son, age 38, daughter, Lucy, 26, and son, James H., 25, all
single, lived with her.Their
children were born in AL.(R‑84,
R‑85, R‑89)

Graves Goodrich Brookshire (182)
was born about 1816 in KY, and died in 1869, probably in McNairy Co., TN.He married Sarah Frances Bacon on 26
June 1849 in Rutherford Co., TN.She was born in 1827 in KY, and died in 1874.This family was recorded on the 1860 census in Tishomingo Co.,
MS, Roll M653-593, p. 467, and 1870 in McNairy Co., TN, Roll M593-1549, p.
300.Sarah was the head of
household in 1870; their first six children were born in MS, Florence was born
in AL, and Graves James was born in TN.(R‑84, R‑85, R‑89)

Mannering Brookshire (183) was born
about 1820 in TN, and died about 1897 in Marshall Co., AL.He first married Sarah Alabama Berry,
daughter of James Malcolm Berry and Ruth French, on 9 Feb. 1843 in Blount Co.,
AL.The ceremony was performed by
Uriah Williams, M. G.She was born
about 1827 in AL, and died about 1852 in Marshall Co., AL.He married second Rebecca Logan Johnson
on 13 Dec. 1854 in Marshall Co., AL in a ceremony performed by William Trice,
J. P.She was born about 1830 in
AL, and died after 1870 in AL.He
married third Elizabeth Armstrong Rains in July 1875.She was born in March 1830 in GA, and died in 1915 in
Marshall Co., AL.He was recorded
on the 1850 census in Red Hill, Marshall Co., AL with first wife Sarah and his
first three children.In 1860 and
1870 he was with wife Rebecca in Red Hill, AL, and in 1880 he was recorded with
wife Eliza in Township 9, Marshall Co., AL.All his children were born in AL.(R‑84, R‑85, R‑89)

Emeline M. Brookshire (184) was
born about 1822 (or 1825) in TN (or AL), died 31 Dec. 1915 in Patrick, Dallas
Co., TX, and was buried in Ferris, Ellis Co., TX.She first married Martin H. Berry, son of James Malcolm
Berry and Ruth French, on 5 Dec. 1839 in Blount Co., AL.He was born about 1820 in AL, and died
about 1859 in McNairy Co., TN.This family was listed on the 1850 census in McNairy Co., TN, Roll
M432-888, p. 133.Emeline’s place
of birth was listed as TN, age 25.She married second Samuel Conn about 1860 in MS.He was born about 1800 in SC, and died
after 1870.They were recorded in
the 1860 and 1870 censuses in Corinth, MS which was Tishomingo Co. in 1860, and
Alcorn Co. in 1870.Emeline’s
place of birth was listed as AL in both these censuses, age 38 and 45
respectively.

Sarah and Joseph were born in AL,
Mary through John Conn in TN, although the 1860 census listed MS as the place
of birth for Mary and Winney and the 1870 census shows John’s place of birth as
MS.

Emeline was recorded on the 1900
census living with her daughter Margaret’s family in Ellis Co., TX; eight of her
eleven children were still alive.(R‑85, R‑89)

Sarah Lee (“Sallie”) Brookshire
(185) was born 5 May 1823 in Rutherford Co., TN, and died 21 March 1896 in
Roby, Fisher Co., TX.She married
Andrew Young Haynes, son of John Haynes and Nancy Nelson, on 19 Jan. 1841 in
Morgan Co., AL.He was born 17
July 1812 in SC, and died 6 Oct. 1900 in Roby, Fisher Co., TX.They were both buried in the Roby Cem.,
Fisher Co., TX.Their gravestone
inscriptions[31] are: A. Y.
Haynes, 7/17/1812-10/6/1900, S. L. wife of A. Y. Haynes, 5/5/1823-3/21/1896,
“Our father & mother are gone, They lie beneath the sod. Dear parents
though we miss you much, We know you rest with God.”

Andrew Young Haynes first married
Amelia B. Johnston on 4 June 1837 in Carroll, MS as recorded in “Hunting for
Bears, Inc.,” Attala Co., MS, 1892-1900.They had two children: one born in 1838 and one born in 1840. Both
children died at birth.The
information regarding Andrew Young Haynes being Cherokee Indian has not yet
been proven, but it does appear that he was part Cherokee.He had a college education and was a
large land owner in the Shenandoah Valley.The story that has been told is that he left Tennessee to
escape “The Trail of Tears”.They
supposedly lived for many years in Blount Co., AL, and then moved to Pontotoc,
Mississippi.They were recorded on
the 1850 census in Pontotoc Co., MS.They lived near a trading place called Tupelo, MS.(However, since only their second child
was born in Blount Co., AL, it looks as if they only lived there a short
time.)In 1871 they moved the
family to Ferris, Ellis Co., TX by wagon train.They lived in Ellis Co., then purchased eight sections of
land in Fisher Co., TX.

Andrew Young Haynes was known to
have been a man of very few words, but he often spoke with bitterness about the
U.S. breaking the treaty with the Indians.He continued to wear his Indian blanket and to raise paint
horses as long as he lived.He
taught his sons never to take land from the U.S. government because if they did
they would lose their freedom.

Andrew and three sons went to
Fisher Co., TX in 1880.Alexander
Graves, son of Andrew, owned the land north of what is now Main Street in
Rotan.The other two sons that
purchased land in Fisher Co. at that time were Harper and Warren Haynes.

The Haynes brothers built the
Alright school house, which was later destroyed by fire.They then built the White Flat school
house.This building was used as a
church.When the Haynes land was
sold, the railroad purchased a large number of acres.After the death of Sarah Haynes, Andrew went to live with
Alexandra Graves Haynes in Fisher Co., TX.

It is told that the Haynes children
went to Muskogee, OK, to testify before the Dawes Commission to try to regain
some land by proving their Indian heritage.Georgia Haynes Davis testified on 15 Dec. 1902.At the end of Georgia’s testimony, the
following statement appeared:“This applicant has the appearance of being descended from white
parentage; has brown hair, grey eyes, medium fair complexion; does not
understand the Choctaw language and has no knowledge of any compliance on the
part of her Choctaw ancestors.”Her
testimony along with that of her siblings is recorded on film in the National
Archives.

This family was recorded on the
1850 census in Pontotoc Co., MS, Roll M432-380, p. 110B, the 1860 census in
Ellistown, Pontotoc Co., MS, Roll M655-540, p. 117, the 1870 census in
Ellistown, Lee Co., MS, Roll M593-736, p. 416, and the 1880 census in Precinct
2, Ellis Co., TX.Children
Harrison through Carolina were born in MS and Warren through Georgia were born
in MS.(R‑84, R‑85, R‑89)

Children - Haynes

753.Harrison H. Haynes, b.18 Nov. 1840
(Morgan Co., AL), d. 1862.He
joined the Civil War at age 18, and again in 1861.He fought in the battle of Bull Run, died of measles while
in the service and never returned home.

Richard Brookshire (186) was born
in Jan. 1825 in TN, and died 4 April 1901 in Prairie Co. AR.He first married Delila J. Berry in
1841.She was born about 1822 in
AL, and died about 1865 in MS.He
married second Mary Jane Vaughn on 20 Oct. 1867 in MS.She was born about 1840 in MS, and died
13 Nov. 1922 in Prairie Co., AR.This family was recorded on the 1850 census in Tishomingo Co., MS, the
1860 census in Pontotoc Co., MS, the 1870 census in DeSoto Co., MS, and the
1880 census in Prairie Co., AR.The place of birth for Page Brookshire is unknown.Children Sarah through Henninger were
born in AL, Richard in AR, and the others in MS.(R‑84, R‑85, R‑89)

Alexander James Brookshire (188)
was born 24 Dec. 1829 in AL, died 25 Sept. 1878 in Shelby Co., TX, and was
buried in Fulson Chapel Cem., Shelby Co. TX.He married Clarisse Ellen Oliver, daughter of Samuel Oliver
and Barbara Rains, on 12 Sept. 1853 in Pontotoc Co., MS.She was born 10 Nov. 1829 in TN, died 3
July 1873 in Shelby Co., TX, and was also buried in Fulson Chapel Cem.This family was recorded on the 1860
and 1870 censuses in Shelby Co., TX.Brittain was born in MS and the rest of the children in TX.In 1880 the orphaned family was still
in Shelby Co., TX headed by a 30-year old Susan Brookshire, probably Brittain’s
widow.(R‑89)

Ellender Jane Brookshire (189) was
born 20 June 1831 in AL, died 9 May 1883 in Shelby Co., TX, and was buried in
Bobo-Bradley Cem., Shelby Co., TX.She married Alvis Jackson Jolley, son of Barnabus B. Jolley and Passey
(or Patsy) Logan, on 24 Dec. 1854 in Pontotoc Co., MS.He was born 18 Nov. 1825 in NC, died 19
Nov. 1894 in Shelby Co., TX, and was also buried in Bobo-Bradley Cem.This family was recorded on the 1880
census in Shelby Co., TX. Their
first two children were born in Pontotoc Co., MS and the rest in Shelby Co.,
TX.(R­89, R‑91)

Warren H. Graves (191) was born
about 1820 in IN.He married Sarah
C. Eanoros about 1846.She was
born about 1826 in TN.They are
listed in the 1870 census for Greene Co., MO.(R‑44)

Children - Graves

788.Henry Graves, b.c. 1855 (MO).

789.Lillie Graves, c. 1864 (MO).

Richard Graves[32]
(193) was born about 1820 (or 1823-24) in IN, and died after 1880, probably in
Sumner Co., KS according to R‑24.He married Elizabeth Dorrells (or Dorrell or Dorrill) on 28 May 1846 in
Greene Co., MO (Book A, p. 141).She was born about 1822 in IN and died before 1870, possibly in KS.

They were listed in the 1850 census
for Greene Co., IN, but moved to Clay Co., MO after the 1850 census because of
the Kansas/Missouri wars.There
they had contact with Franklin Graves who founded the first Baptist Church in
Clay Co., MO, along with Robert James (father of Jesse James).Was Franklin Graves related to Richard
Graves?Franklin Graves was in IN
in the 1840’s, Clay Co., MO, 1846-1898, and died 1898 in Clay Co., MO.According to family oral history, the
James boys plowed the fields for the Graves farm until they started on their
infamous journey robbing trains.

Richard Graves was in the 1870
census for Gore Twp., Sumner Co., KS, without Elizabeth, so she may have
died.Their first 4 children were
born in MO, and the last 2 in KS.

Richard’s parents, William and
Nancy Graves, were in the 1850 census, living near Richard, with daughter Nancy
J. Graves, born about 1835 in Indiana, in their household.(R‑23, R‑24, R‑27, R‑34,
R‑44)

Michael
Joel Graves (194) was born 13 Feb. 1825 in Indiana, died 18 Jan. 1897 in Bois
D’Arc, Greene Co., MO, and was buried 20 Jan. 1897 in Prospect Cem., Plano,
Greene Co., MO.He first married
Dosie Melinda Kimmins on 15 June 1848 in Barry/Lawrence Co., MO.She was born about 1827 in NC, and died
about 1867 in Halltown, Lawrence Co., MO.

He
married second Josephine Roberts on 7 May 1868.She died about Jan. 1869 in Lawrence Co., MO.He married third Mary Elizabeth Walker
on 15 July 1870.She was born 21
Nov. 1838 in Indiana, and died 30 May 1911.(R‑25)

Margaret Graves (195) was born 1827
in IL, died 12 June 1892 in Greene Co., MO, and was buried in Prospect Cem.,
Plano, Greene Co., MO.She first
married Andrew Jackson Carter on 17 Aug. 1849 in Greene Co., MO (Book A, p.
188).He was born in 1827 in
Monroe Co., TN, died 20 Feb. 1862 in the Civil War, and was buried in Feb. 1862
in Prospect Cem., Plano, MO.She
married second William McClure on 27 Sept. 1865.He was born about 1825 in NY.Their children were born in Greene Co., MO.(R‑25, R‑44)

Nancy Jane Graves (196) was born
between 1835-1840 in Indiana, died 17 April 1896 in Greene Co., MO, and was
buried in Prospect Cem., Plano, Greene Co., MO.Nancy was shown living with her parents on the 1850 Greene
Co., MO; age 15, born in Indiana.On the 1860 census, she was listed with her parents in Center Twp.,
Greene Co., MO as Nancy Grimet [sic], age 23, born in Indiana.Her children Hannah Kimmons, Margaret
Grimet and James Grimet also lived with them.She first married James Edward Yancey Kimmons (or Kimmins),
on 25 Dec 1851 in Greene Co., MO (Book A, p. 229).He was buried in Meismer Cem., Lawrence Co., MO.They divorced, and she married second
Henry Richard Grimmett, son of John Grimmett and Elizabeth Forgeson, on 27 Dec.
1857, also in Greene Co., MO (Book B, p. 128).Their children were born in Paris Springs, Lawrence Co., MO.She is recorded on the 1870 census, age
35, living in Center Twp., post office, Springfield, Greene Co., MO.She is listed in the 1880 census for
Center Twp., Greene Co., MO, age 40.Henry served in the 14thMO State Militia (Union) in the Civil War and was wounded at
the Battle of Springfield in Jan. 1863.He died 7 April 1869 and was buried in Prospect Cem.(R‑23, R‑25, R‑39, R‑44)

Richard Graves (197) was born about
1828-1832 in Randolph Co. (or Montgomery Co.), NC.He lived in Randolph Co., enlisted 8 March 1862 in Co. I, 22nd
Regt., NC Troops, C.S.A., as a private, and died on or about 20 June 1862 at or
near Danville, VA of measles (“rubeola”), after the Battle of Seven Pines.

He died probably 1-1/2 miles
southwest of what is now downtown Danville.According to F. Lawrence McFall, Jr., of Danville, Richard
was wounded and contracted rubeola in a field hospital.Even though 750 Confederate troops died
there, there is presently no monument, and the area was bulldozed in the 1930’s
for a middle-class housing development.

Richard married Nancy Jane Purdue,
called Jane.She was born in May
1827 in Cheraw, Chesterfield Co., SC, died after 1901, and was buried in Big
Oak Church, Montgomery Co., NC.According to the 1900 census, she had five children and four were
living.She first married ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Purvis (?).

Jane had to struggle for survival,
farming to keep the children and herself alive.The youngest daughter of Jane’s granddaughter, Louzinia
Lucas’s Ida, tells of when Jane had to go for supplies (i.e., food staples)
during the Civil War years.On the
way home Jane was stopped by soldiers who planned to take her supplies.Jane pleaded with them, saying that she
had little children to feed and they would starve.Ida Lucas said that the soldier in charge made the men let
Jane go when Jane said that her husband was away fighting the war just like
them.Jane applied for Widow’s
Pension Act of 1885 and 1901; both were approved.

Their children were born in
Montgomery Co., NC.

They were listed on the 1870 census
for Richmond, Randolph Co., NC, living near Tyson Boling and Charles H.
Boling.(R‑14)

818.Benjamin B. Graves, b.c. 1853.He left home to go west after the Civil
War.He was later heard from, when
he was in Arkansas, that “things were looking bad for him and that he was
coming on in.”This was the last
time he was heard from.His
brother, John Graves, waited for Benjamin the rest of his life, and often spoke
of him.

Benjamin Bennett Graves (198) was
born about 1831 in Montgomery Co., NC, died 1861-1865 in or immediately after
the Civil War, and was buried in No. 2 National Cemetery, Fredericksburg,
VA.His name is recorded variously
as William Bennett, Bennett B. and Benjamin B.He married Synthia Sellars (or Cynthia Sellers[33]),
daughter of Joseph Sellers and Lillie Sutton.She was born about 1832 in Chesterfield Co., SC, died 26 May
1915[34],
and was buried in the Providence Baptist Church Cem., Pageland, Chesterfield
Co., SC.This family was recorded
on the 1860 census in Montgomery Co., NC; their children were born in NC.By 1870, Synthia had returned to her
native SC where she was recorded with her children in Chesterfield Co.,
SC.In 1880, Synthia and Benjamin
lived together in Mt. Croghan, Chesterfield Co., SC.In 1900, she was recorded on the census with son Benjamin’s
family and in 1910 with son William’s family, both in Chesterfield Co.,
SC.(R‑12, R‑48, R‑74)

Richard Nicholson (202) was born 28
July 1817 in Crawford Co., IN, and died about 1868 in Hillham, Dubois Co.,
IN.He married Suzanne Stover,
daughter of Daniel Stover and Mary Ann LaFrance (or Frantz per R‑33), on
31 Oct. 1839 in Salem Court House, Salem, Washington Co., IN.She was born in 1820 in VA, died after
1872 in Hillham, IN, and was buried near there.(R‑29, R‑33)

Caroline (or Carolyn) Nicholson
(209) was born 8 Nov. 1829 (or 1830 per R‑29) in Clark Co., IN, died 17
July 1898 in Rising Star, Eastland Co., TX, and was buried 19 July 1898 in the
Rising Star Cem.She first married
Robert Green Scott on 15 July 1847 in Clark Co., IN.He was born 26 Feb. 1825, died 1 June 1872, and was buried 3
June 1872 in Pleasant Ridge Cem., all in Clark Co., IN.

After Robert died, Caroline then
married ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Miller, who was not with her
when she moved to Rising Star, TX in 1884.When Caroline moved to Rising Star, some of her children
went with her and some stayed in Indiana.Accompanying her to Texas were the Benjamin Franklin Graves (#242)
family as well as Scott, Goss, and Tyler family relatives.On the federal census records of 1860
and 1880 for Clark Co. and Floyd Co., IN, the following ten children are
listed.Death dates are from the
gravestones in the Rising Star Cem. except for Robert G. Scott and Mary Sibelle
Scott who were buried in Indiana.Caroline also raised her granddaughter Gertrude (“Gertie”) Ellen Scott,
daughter of Lafayette Roe Scott, since her mother died when Gertie was only
nine days old.Their children were
born in Indiana.(R‑4, R‑29,
R‑31)

Elizabeth June (“Sugar”) Nicholson
(210) was born 26 June 1832 in Wood Twp., Clark Co., IN, died 21 Oct. 1923 in
Clark Co., IN, and was buried in the Pleasant Ridge Cem., Clark Co., IN.She married Jonathan Wade on 9 May
1854.(R‑4, R‑29)

Children - Wade

855.Lindsay Wade, b. 31 May 1855, m.
Rebecca Clark.

856.Mary Wade

857.Richard A. Wade, b. 15 July 1859,
m. Nora Schrieber.

858.Margaret R. Wade, b. 18 Jan. 1861.

Joseph Nicholson (215) was born 14
March 1841 in Wood Twp., Clark Co., IN.He married Mary Goss, daughter of John Goss (born 1816 in Clark Co., IN)
and Mary McKinley (born about 1820), on 20 (or 23 per R‑29) Feb.
1864.Mary was born in 1841 in
Clark Co., IN.(R‑4, R‑29)

Children - Nicholson

859.John W. Nicholson

860.Leanora Nicholson

861.Charles A. Nicholson, b. 3 April
1876, d. 1900.

CHILDREN OF JOHN GRAVES (29)
AND MARY SMITHERMAN

Samuel Graves (216) was born 25
Aug. 1825 in Troy, Montgomery Co., NC (or Indiana), died 20 March 1880 in Clay
Co., IN, and was buried in the Graves Cem., Harmony, Clay Co., IN.He married Mary M. Steed, daughter of
Isham Steed and Margaret ‑‑‑‑‑‑.Isham Steed, his wife, and several of
their children were also buried in Graves Cem.Mary was born 12 Oct. 1829 (in NC per census records), died
16 Feb. 1879, and was also buried in the Graves Cem.Samuel and his brother Noah were listed on the 1850 census
in Van Buren, Clay Co., IN living with their sister Nancy Graves Douglas.Both were listed as born in
Indiana.Samuel and Mary were recorded
on the 1860 and 1870 censuses in Van Buren, Clay Co., IN; their children were
born in Indiana.In 1860, his
sister Mary Williams and her family were recorded immediately before his, and
Zylpha Von Cannon (#21) was listed immediately after.(R‑17, R‑35)

Mary Jane Graves (217) was born 25
Feb. 1827, while the family was enroute from NC to IN, died 30 Jan. 1902, and
was buried in Graves Cem., Brazil, Clay Co., IN.She first married John H. Williams, son of George Williams
and Sarah Presnell.He was born
about 1818 in NC, died 17 Nov. 1851 in Indiana, and was buried in Old Hill
Cem., Brazil, IN.She married
second Edward Williams, brother of her first husband, on 30 Nov. 1852.He was born about 1827 in NC, and died
before 1880.This family was
recorded on the 1860 and 1870 censuses in Clay Co., IN.All her children were born in
Indiana.Edward was also buried in
Old Hill Cem.(R‑17, R‑35,
R‑205)

Nancy Ann Graves (218) was born 7
May 1829 and died 11 March 1892, both in Clay Co., IN.She first married James A. Douglas on
24 Feb. 1848 in Indiana.His first
wife was Lydia Hendrix, the mother of two boys, and the daughter of John
Hendrix, Sr.Nancy Ann Graves was
a sister of Rebecca, who married John Hendrix, Jr.Nancy raised the two children left motherless by the death
of Lydia, one of whom was probably Alexander, shown with them on the 1850
census.James Douglas died 5 Dec.
1864.According to Pinhook to Brazil, they had nine
children, three of whom had died before James’ death.Also living with Nancy and James at the time of the 1850
census in Jackson Twp., Clay Co., IN were her brothers, Noah Graves, age 8 and
Samuel Graves, age 22, both born in Indiana.

Nancy Ann married second George
Williams, son of George Williams and Sarah Presnell, on 12 Sept. 1866 in Clay
Co., IN.He married first Hannah ‑‑‑‑‑‑;
they were recorded on the 1860 census in Van Buren, Clay Co., IN with their
three children.He was born about
1831 in NC, and died 12 Aug. 1872.Nancy and George were recorded on the 1870 census in Van Buren, IN with
children Theodore, 16, Sarah E., 12, Mary E., 9, Charles, 6, and Raney,
10/12.All were listed with the
surname Williams.She married for
the third time Joseph P. Montgomery on 30 Jan. 1878 in Clay Co., IN.He had 5 children by a former
marriage.Thus she served as a
mother to 22 children, as she reared another child with no family ties.There were 6 other children that she
cared for over long periods, and it was always stated that she mothered 28
children.

She united with the United Brethren
church in 1869, and always remained a constant worker.The church stands today, serving the
younger generations, in what was called Benwood.Her funeral services were held at the Mt. Lebanon church,
conducted by the Rev. J. W. Nye.A
large audience attested to the high esteem in which she was held by the
community.Interment was in the
Brazil cemetery.

The vicinity of Benwood and all
that part of Van Buren township, Clay Co., IN, was settled by the parents of
the Graveses and Williamses, who have been life-long friends of the Hendrixes;
their families intermarried.The
ancestors came from the Carolinas at about the same time, and they were from the
same communities in the Carolinas and Virginia.The family members also fought in the Rev. War
together.(R‑17, R‑32,
R‑37, R‑205)

James W. Graves (219) was born 22
Jan. 1831 in Clay Co., IN, and died 6 Sept. 1892 in Reelsville, Putnam Co.,
IN.He married Martha Elizabeth
Lawson, called Elizabeth or Betsey, on 17 Nov. 1853 in Greencastle, Putnam Co.,
IN.She was born in July 1835 in
Indiana, and died 4 Oct. 1894 in Harmony, Clay Co., IN.Their children were born in Clay Co.,
IN.

According to his pension file from
the National Archives, James Graves enlisted in the Civil War at Indianapolis,
IN and was enrolled on 8 Feb. 1864 in Co. B, 148th Regt., Indiana
infantry as a private.This unit
was commanded by Colonel Ruckle.James was honorably discharged at Indianapolis on 5 Sept. 1865.His papers indicated that James was
disabled by chronic diarrhea around July 1864 in Tennessee.When he applied for his pension, he was
still suffering from “Chronic Diarrhea, Piles, and disease of one of his
legs”.After James’ death, while
she was living in Washington Twp., Putnam Co., IN, Elizabeth applied for a
widow’s pension.Two children were
living with her at that time, a minor daughter Elizabeth, probably the Lizzie
born in 1878, and Laura Graves.After her mother’s death in 1894, Elizabeth applied for the pension on
the grounds that she was still a minor child of James and Elizabeth Graves; at
that time daughter Elizabeth was married to G. Thomas.

According to R‑18, there is a
family story that Jesse James and his outlaw gang visited the Clay Co. farm of
James and Elizabeth to water their horses.They were friendly and didn’t cause any trouble for the
Graves family.(R‑17, R‑18,
R‑96)

Rebecca Smitherman Graves (220) was
born 11 Jan. 1833 in Clay Co., IN, and died 29 July 1883.According to R‑17, Rebecca’s tombstone
reads “Rebecca F. Graves dau. of J.& M. Graves – wife of John
Hendrix, b. 1/11/1833 d. 7/29/1883”.There seems to be no proof that her middle name was Smitherman as stated
in Pinhook to Brazil.She married John Hendrix, Jr., fourth
child of John Hendrix and Nancy Whitaker, on 1 April 1852.He was born 29 Feb. 1828 in Wayne Co.,
IN, four miles south of Centerville, IN, and died 11 May 1910.

He was a man of high principles,
honest in all his dealings and loved by all, and had a host of acquaintances.He started as a blacksmith, was later a
manufacturer, and was finally a merchant, having the largest and most complete
hardware store in Brazil, in partnership with his brother, Eli.Both John and Rebecca belonged to the
Presbyterian Church and were very liberal in their donations and entertainment
of the visiting clergy.His
father, John, Sr., was the foundation stone of the first church, and through
his generosity the church survived the long, fought-for existence.

John, Jr., possessed quick, decisive
judgement, was of a nervous temperament, and his answers of “yes” or “no” were
demanded.His large credit
business, established with few losses, show him to be a man of talent.

After Rebecca’s death, he married a
school teacher, Miss Mary Carter, in 1885.She outlived him by many years, passing away in Aug. 1928,
with burial at Highland Lawn, Terre Haute, IN.They had no children, but reared a niece, Lucy Hendrix,
daughter of Frank Hendrix.(R‑17,
R‑205)

Noah Smitherman Graves (222) was
born 6 March 1836 (or 1838) on the farm near Harmony, Clay Co., IN, that was
taken up as government land.The
land was still owned in 1936 by his descendants.Quite a settlement of the families of the brothers and
sisters is (or was) in and around the town of Benwood.Although Noah moved away to Kansas, he
continued to be very attached to the old home place.He died 16 Jan. 1884 and was buried in Maple Hill, Wabaunsee
Co., KS.

He married Laura Eugenia Barns in
1867.She was born 14 June 1850 in
Baltimore, MD, and died in Feb. 1933 at her daughter Dora’s home in Vero,
FL..After their marriage they
lived in Brazil, IN, then later moved to Kansas City, MO.Laura’s family were early settlers near
the town of Harmony, IN.

He was listed twice on the 1850
census:once as age 8 census
living with his sister Nancy Graves Douglas’ family in Dick Johnson, Clay Co.,
IN, and second as age 12 living with his sister [Mary] Jane Williams’ family,
in Van Buren, Clay Co., IN .Noah
and Laura were recorded on the 1870 census in Soldier, Shawnee Co., KS, where
he was listed as age 32, and the 1880 census in Maple Hill, KS where he was
listed as age 42.

After Noah’s death, Laura married
Allen Reed about 1887.To them was
born one daughter, Constance, born 3 May 1888, who married Anthony Wayne Miller
of Kansas City, MO.They adopted
two children and lived in Vero, FL.(R‑205)

909.Dora E. Graves, b. 28 July 1875, m.
Isaac J. Graham.They lived in
Kansas City, MO for many years and were in the grocery business there.When the Florida real estate boom
developed, they sold out their thriving business and moved to Vero, FL.Dora’s mother lived with her for many
years.

John Wesley Graves (223) was born
28 Jan. 1840 in Clay Co., IN, died 29 Aug. 1923 in Douglass, Butler Co., KS,
and was buried in City Cem., Douglass, KS.He married Evaline Stoner Wells of Greencastle, IN on 9 Nov.
1865.She was known as Eva.This family pioneered in the state of
Kansas.The farm that they bought
proved to be over an oil pool and brought them much money.

In John W. Graves’ Declaration for
Pension Papers for his Civil War service, dated 10 Feb. 1915, he stated he was
living in Harmony, IN at the time he enrolled.He enlisted in Indianapolis, IN on 11 Nov. 1864 as a private
in Co. B, 2nd Regt. of the Indiana Cavalry.He was honorably discharged in
Edgfield, TN on 22 July 1865.His
enlistment record stated he was 24 years old, 5 feet 6 inches tall, his
complexion was “dark”, eyes were “black”, and his hair was “black”.The record also stated that he lived in
Putnam Co., IN from July 1865 until Nov. 1867, Topeka, KS from Nov. 1867 until
Jan. 1868, and then moved to Douglass, KS and lived there until his death.When asked on his application if he had
any children living, he listed only 25-year old William P. Graves and Chloe A.
Graves, b. 2 Feb. 1883.(R‑17,
R‑205)

Sarah Ellen Graves (224) was born
28 Jan. 1840 in Clay Co., IN, and died 20 Feb. 1904 in Granite, VA.She first married William F. Gaylord on
8 July 1860 in Clay Co., IN.He
was a soldier in the Civil War and was killed in battle.They may not have had any
children.She married second Henry
Hendrix, ninth child of John Hendrix and Nancy Whitaker, in Jan. 1863.He was born 5 April 1841 in Wayne Co.,
IN, four miles south of Centerville, IN, and died 11 April 1920 at Johnson
City, Washington Co., TN.

Henry was of the Whitaker type (his
grandmother’s family), large of bone, light complexion, blue eyes, loved to
read, and a good trader.He was a
good blacksmith and machinist.He
was in the carriage manufacturing business for years in Brazil, Clay Co.,
IN.His loss of hearing, which
seems to be hereditary in the Hendrix family, caused him to sell his
business.He purchased a large
acreage in Virginia, near Crewe, Nottoway Co., and moved his family there.

He was a member of Gen. Lew
Wallace’s Zouaves, the old 11th Regt., serving in Co. D, under Capt.
Jabez Smith. After serving this Regiment and getting a discharge, he again
enlisted in the 78th and was in the battle of Union Town, KY, where
he was taken prisoner.After hard
fighting, Capt. Tilghman A. Howard was killed, and to this loss the company
became panic-stricken, retreated and finally surrendered.Henry was a great traveler and covered
territory all over the U.S.He was
known far and wide, with a host of friends.(R‑205)

Samuel Graves (226) was born about
1837 in NC, probably died 1860-1870, perhaps in the Civil War, and was buried
in the Springfield National Cem.He married Mary Ann Samsel, daughter of John Devault Samsel and
Elizabeth Wolfe, on 14 April 1853 in Lawrence Co., MO.She was born about 1838 in TN, and died
2 Jan. 1874 in Cedar Co., MO (probate record).Wilburn E. Graves was the administrator of the estate of
Mary Ann Samsel Graves in 1874.

The 1850 census for Grainger Co.,
TN, lists Mary Samsel, age 10, with parents Peter and Elizabeth Samsel.Genealogies submitted to Ancestry.com’s
World Tree give George Peter Samsel and Catherine Elizabeth Shelton as her
parents.However, living next to
Samuel Graves and Mary in the 1860 census for Stockton, Washington Twp., Cedar
Co., MO, is the family of John D. Sampsell and Elizabeth (perhaps Elizabeth
remarried).The 1870 census shows
Mary and her 3 children still living in Washington Twp., Cedar Co., MO.Samuel was a farmer.All their children were born in
MO.(R‑101)

Wilburn Elbert Graves (230) was born
14 April 1847 in NC, died 25 May 1933 of a cerebral hemorrhage in Stockton,
Washington Twp., Cedar Co., MO, and was buried 28 May 1933 in Old Union Cem.,
Washington Twp., Cedar Co., MO.He
married Rhoda Hannah Kennedy, daughter of John Kennedy and Patsy Dunnegan (both
born in TN).She was born 16 June
1848 in Cedar Co., MO, died 19 July 1934 of a cerebral hemorrhage in Stockton,
MO, and was buried 20 July 1934 in Old Union Cem., Washington Twp., Cedar Co.,
MO.He has not been found in
either the 1850 or 1860 censuses.He was in the 1870 census for Washington Twp., Cedar Co., MO, working as
a farm laborer for Jacob Lindley.He and Rhoda were in all the censuses for Washington Twp., Cedar Co.,
MO, from 1880 through 1920.They
were living with their son Henry Riley in 1930.He was a farmer.All their children were born in MO.(R‑101)

927.Susan (“Susie”) J. Graves, b. March
1878.The 1880 census listed her
as 3, so she may have been born in 1877 instead of 1878.

+928.Henry
Riley Graves, b. June 1880, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑, d.
1955.

+929.George
E. Graves, b. Jan. 1882, m. Nora E. ‑‑‑‑‑‑,
d. 1961.

930.Rachel S. Graves, b. April 1885.

931.Rosa (“Rosie”) E. Graves, b. Oct.
1887.

CHILDREN OF RICHARD GRAVES
(32) AND AGNES GRAVES

Mary Hannah Graves (242) was born
12 Aug. 1835 in Indiana.She
married John M. Kessler, son of Benjamin Franklin Kessler and Eva Mangus.He was born 9 June 1824 in VA, and died
27 March 1903.They were recorded
on the 1870 census in Ladoga, Scott Co., IN.(R‑5, R‑42, R‑44, R‑208)

Children - Kessler

932.Lucinda Alice Kessler, b.c. 1869 (IN),
m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Armstrong.

933.Laura A. Kessler, b.c. 1872 (IN),
m. ‑‑‑‑‑ Thompson.

Calvin Graves (244) was born 1 Oct.
1839 in Montgomery Co., IN, and died after 1900.He married Sarah F. ‑‑‑‑‑
about 1866.She was born in Aug.
1844 in KY.They were listed on
the 1880 census in Washington Twp., Boone Co., IN, and in the 1900 census in
Sugar Creek Twp., Thorntown, Boone Co., IN; Sarah indicated that she had borne
four children and four children were living.Also living with them were two granddaughters, Bertha M.,
born July 1892 and Aletha, born Feb. 1894.(R‑5, R‑44, R‑208)

Children - Graves

934.William O. Graves, b.c. 1867.

935.Lenard L. Graves, b. Aug 1867.

936.Maud Graves, b.c. 1870.

937.Ralph Graves, b. Jan. 1883.

Sarah Jane Graves (245) was born 7
Oct. 1842 in Montgomery Co., IN.She first married William Franklin Rose.He died 10 July 1896, and she married second Josephus
Graybill on 17 Feb. 1918.(R‑5,
R‑44, R‑208)

Children - Rose

938.May Rose

939.J. M. (“Sandy”) Rose

940.Richard L. Rose

941.Edward P. Rose

Leonard Graves (246) was born 28
Aug. 1844 in Montgomery Co., IN, and died after 1900.He married Nancy M. ‑‑‑‑‑‑
about 1870.She was born in May
1851 in KY.They lived in
Greencastle, Putnam Co., IN in the 1880 census and in the 1900 census in Sugar
Creek Twp., Boone Co., IN.In
1900, Nancy indicated she had born eight children and that four were still
living.The Jane Graves listed
below never appeared on any census reports; the information on her is from R‑44
and R‑208.(R‑5, R‑44,
R‑50, R‑208)

He married Sarah Ellen Wintersteen
(or Winterstein), called Ellen, daughter of Jacob (“Jake”) Wintersteen (or
Christian Winterstein and Mary Klepper per R‑13), on 18 Aug. 1864 in New
Albany, Clark Co., IN.The
marriage license was issued 15 Aug. 1864, and they were married by Philip
Bevan.She was born 18 July 1847
(or 1841) in KY (or TN) (her death certificate says 1847 in KY), died 3 Jan.
1929 in Rising Star, Eastland Co., Texas, and was buried in Rising Star City
Cem.According to the 1860 Clark
Co., IN census, Christian Winterstein was born in Germany and his wife Mary was
born in Tennessee.

Their children, except for the last
one who was born in Rising Star, TX, were born in Indiana, probably all at New
Albany.The information on their
children was copied from Albert Graves’ Bible and sent by Hazel Bucy Brown and
Florence C. Graves.

Benjamin may be placed in Randolph
Co., NC in 1856 and in Goldsboro, NC in May 1862.He moved from Randolph Co., NC to IN where he worked on the
Joseph M. Nicholson farm until he was 21 years of age.The Nicholson farm was aout 15 miles
northwest of New Albany, IN, not far from where other members of the Graves
family had settled.He and his
family then migrated from IN to Rising Star, TX in 1884 in company with other
Graves relatives.The group
traveled by railroad as far as Cisco, TX and by wagons on to Rising Star.

From Rising Star, TX, Ben then went
to Oklahoma where, on 5 July 1890, he was shot and killed.The following accounts were printed in The Territorial Topic, Purcell,
Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory.

On p. 4, col. 4: “Attorneys Johnson
and Galbrath of Oklahoma City are here defending the Graves boys for the
killing of their father’s slayer, Henry Bowden.”

On p. 5, col. 6: “On last Saturday
near Leeper, W. G. Graves [sic] was shot by Henry Bowden, and the latter by Sam
Graves, both the injured men dying within two hours.All the parties were from Rising Star, Texas, and had been
cropping together on the Jones place.Some difficulty arose between them in regard to the crop.Bowden borrowed a winchester from a
neighbor on Saturday morning and went to the field where two of the Graves boys
were engaged in plowing cotton.Here he met the old man, who had been out riding and had with him a shot
gun that he always carried for the purpose of shooting small game.They were joined by the boys and a
heated discussion arose, in the course of which hard names were passed and
Bowden attempted to shoot when the boys seized the gun.In the scuffle that ensued the gun was
discharged, the bullet striking the old man with fatal effect.Bowden managed to fire two more shots
without damage before the gun was taken from him.One of the boys took the father’s shot gun and fired both
loads in the air that it might not be used against them.Bowden then advanced upon Sam Graves,
who had his gun, evidently bent upon doing him damage, when Graves’ brother
called to him to shoot him, which he did, inflicting the wounds from which he
died later.

Mr. Graves was a highly respected
gentleman about fifty years of age and leaves a wife and large family.He was a member of the Masonic order
and was buried on Sunday.Bowden,
who was about twenty-five years old and single, was also buried Sunday.The parties had been working together
about five years.”

On p. 5, col. 6, issue of July 17,
1890: “Court Notes. In Judge Hocker’s court last Saturday George and Sam Graves
were committed to Paris jail for the killing of Henry Bowden at Leeper, July 5th.”

Character papers were signed by
friends and neighbors to exonerate the two boys.This notarized document was sent from Washington Co.,
Indiana, and it was signed by residents of Washington, Floyd, and Clark counties
in Indiana.This document was in
the possession of Woodrow W. Harris, now deceased.

Purcell was in Indian Territory,
being south of the dividing boundary of Oklahoma Territory and Indian
Territory.Criminal cases from the
district where Purcell was located were tried in Paris, Texas.The repository for the trial records
burned in 1916.No duplicate
records exist.(R‑7, R‑10,
R‑13, R‑47, R‑210)

Margaret Rachel Graves (252) was
born 3 April (or Aug.) 1849 and died 11 April 1888.She married Solomon (or Soloman) Wyatt Trogdon, son of
William Casson Trogdon and Barbara Auman, on 20 Aug. 1865 in Randolph Co.,
NC.He was born 22 April 1847 and
died 12 March 1931.Barbara Auman
was a sister of John A. Auman who married Nancy Luther.Both Margaret and Solomon were buried
in the Pleasant Hill Primitive Baptist Church Cem. in Randolph Co., NC.He was a cabinet maker.Their children were born in the
Seagrove area of Randolph Co.(R‑10,
R‑11)

Daughter Graves (255) was born
about 1820 in Randolph Co., NC.She married ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Mason.Their children were born in NC.(R‑44)

Children - Mason

965.Lucy Mason, b.c. 1837.

966.Isaiah Mason, b.c. 1839.

Sarah Graves (256) was born in 1823[35]
in Randolph Co., NC, died 20 (or 29) Feb. 1896 in Ladoga, Montgomery Co., IN,
and was buried in the Ladoga Cem., Ladoga, IN.The Ladoga Cem. record states her age as 72 years, 8 months
and 28 days, however, the Montgomery Co. Health Dept. death record gives her
date of death as 20 Feb. 1896, age 77 although the handwriting is difficult to
read.Recorded on her death record
were her parents, Leonard Graves and Mary Callicott of NC.She married Drake Brookshire, son of
Joel Brookshire and Sarah Slack (or Slock), on 9 Nov. 1841 in Montgomery Co.,
IN.He was born 27 Feb. 1819 in
Randolph Co., NC, died 24 May 1913, and was also buried in Ladoga Cem.Their children were born in
Indiana.The Drake Brookshire
family was recorded in Montgomery Co., IN in 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880; Sarah
was listed as the wife 1850-1870, born NC, and the wife was listed as Mary in
1880, born NC with the approximate age that Sarah would have been, so perhaps
there was a recording error.(R‑44,
R‑76)

972.Elijah Vorhees Brookshire, b. 1856,
m. Amanda A. ‑‑‑‑‑‑, c. 1883, d. 1936.(Birth and death dates are from BMGI
(Biography & Master Genealogy Index).He represented the old eight congressional district in Congress for six
years; they are recorded on the 1920 census in Washington, DC and the 1930
census in Los Angeles, CA.Her age
was listed as 59 in 1920, and 73 in 1930, b. VA.

Brantley H. Graves (257) was born
about 1829 in Randolph Co., NC, and died after 1880.He married Sarah Brookshire, daughter of Joel Brookshire and
Sarah Slack (or Slock), about 1856.She was born about 1834 in Montgomery Co., IN.They were listed on the 1860 census in Scott Twp.,
Montgomery Co., IN, and in Clark Twp., town of Ladoga, Montgomery Co., IN in
1870 and 1880.Their children were
born in Indiana.(R‑44, R‑208,
R‑209)

981.Cary Harrison (or Harrison Cary)
Graves, b. April 1867, not married in 1900.Listed in Coal Creek Twp., Montgomery Co., IN on the 1900
census.

John Franklin Graves (258) was born
about 1833 in NC.He married
Norris C. ‑‑‑‑‑‑.She was born about 1824 in OH.They were recorded on the 1850 census in Scott Twp.,
Montgomery Co., IN.(R‑44)

Children - Graves

982.Henry W. Graves, b.c. 1849 (IN).

Daughter Graves (259) was born
about 1834 in Randolph Co., NC.She married ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Moore.(R‑44)

Children - Moore

983.Mary Moore, b.c. 1849 (IN).

CHILDREN OF MARY GRAVES (36) AND CHARLES BOLING

Agnes Boling (260) was born about
1825 in NC, died about 1907, and was buried in Why Not Cem., Randolph Co.,
NC.She married Elisha Robinson
Yow, son of Henry Yow and Phebe Cox, 20 Jan. 1852 in Randolph or Moore Co., NC.Her sister Martha married his brother
Alfred.Robinson was 28 May 1832
in Seagrove, Randolph Co., NC, and died before 1880 when “Aggy” was listed as a
widow on the1880 census in Richland, Randolph Co., NC, ED 225, p. 11.This family was also recorded in
Richland, NC on the 1860 and 1870 censuses, Roll M653-910, p. 229, and Roll
M593-1156, p. 457.Their children
were born in NC.(R‑82, R‑83)

Martha Jane Boling (261) was born 2
Aug. 1828 in Moore Co., NC, and died 23 Aug. 1886 in NC.She married Alfred Ledbetter Yow, son
of Henry Yow and Phebe Cox, on 8 Sept. 1853 in Moore Co., NC.Her sister Agnes married his brother
Elisha Robinson Yow.Alfred was
born 28 May 1834 in Randolph Co., NC, and died 20 May 1899.This family was recorded on the 1860,
1870 and 1880 censuses in Richland, Randolph Co., NC.Their children were born in NC.(R‑82, R‑83)

Tyson Boling (263) was born about
1830 in NC, and died after 1880.He
married Lucy (or Leecy) Lucas 6 Jan. 1859.She was born about 1838 in NC, and also died after
1880.They were in the 1880 census
for Richland, Randolph Co., NC, page 204B, living next to Tyson’s brother
Alfred.They were also recorded in
the 1860 census in Asheboro, Randolph Co., NC and the 1870 census living in
Richland.In 1860, children John
5/12 and Wm. H. Slack, 1/12, were living with them.Tyson was listed as a cooper in 1880.All their children were born in
NC.(R‑50)

Alfred Boling (266) was born about
1837 in NC, and died before 6 June 1908.He married Emeline Garner, daughter of Peter Garner and Elizabeth
(“Betsy”) Morgan, on 1 Sept. 1867 in Randolph Co., NC.She was born about 1840 in NC, and died
in June 1908.They were in the
1880 census for Richland, Randolph Co., NC, page 204B.Emeline was recorded on the 1900 census
still in Richland, NC (ED 96, sheet 5B).Only 5 of her six children were living, so one of her children is not
included in this list.Their
children were born in NC.(R‑50,
R‑53)

Nancy Jane Luther (268) was born 8
March 1828 in NC.She married
Wilborn Russell, son of John McCain Russell and Sarah Cranford, on 27 Oct. 1855
in Randolph Co., NC.He was born
about 6 March 1836 in NC, died 26 Sept. 1863, and was buried in the New Hope
United Methodist Cem., New Hope, Randolph Co., NC.This family was recorded on the 1860 census in Randolph Co.,
NC; their children were born in NC.A Nancy J. Russell married William Hall on 16 Dec. 1866 in Randolph Co.,
NC.This family was recorded on
the 1870-1920 censuses in Randolph Co., NC.He was born 25 Dec. 1840 in Randolph Co., NC, died 25 June
1921 in Pender Co., NC, and was buried in Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church Cem.,
Randleman, Randolph Co., NC.There
are many discrepancies in this family:The first child of Fannie Graves and Michael Luther was recorded as
Jane, age 22, on the 1850 census in Randolph Co., NC.On the 1860 census, Nancy Russell is listed as age 19, b.c.
1841; in 1870 as Jane Hall, she is listed as 25 years old.Also on the 1860 census, a Jane Luther,
age 28 is listed with Frances and Michael Luther in Sampson Co., NC.By 1870, her Russell children have aged
more than ten years:Amanda is
listed as 19, Lee, 15, and Thomas, 13.They were recorded under the Hall surname.In 1880, Nancy J. is age 38; Amanda Russell, age 24, is
listed as William’s stepdaughter.In 1900, Nancy J. is recorded as born in Jan. 1841, age 59.She stated that four of her ten
children are living.The Nancy J.
Hall who is listed in the Pender Co., NC death records was recorded as born
about 1841, died 18 March 1926.This Nancy Hall was also buried in Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church Cem.(R‑59)

Anderson Luther (270) was born in
Aug. 1829 in NC, and died after 1880.He married Julia E. Walls.She was born 17 July 1839 in NC, and died 25 March 1897 in Clay Co.,
IN.This family was recorded on
the 1860 census in Randolph Co., NC and the 1880 census in Clay Co., IN.Their first four children were born in
NC, Frances in IA, and the last two in Indiana.(R‑59)

Riley Luther (272) was born about
1835 in NC, and died 30 April 1865 in Point Lookout, MD.He married Mary Ann Wood on 30 June
1859 in Randolph Co., NC.He first
enlisted in Company F, 46th Infantry Regiment, NC, on 16 April 1862,
reenlisted on 15 May 1864, was taken prisoner on 31 March 1865 in Hatcher’s
Run, VA, confined at Point Lookout on 2 April 1865, and died there on 30 April
1865.He served as a
blacksmith.He and Mary Ann were
recorded on the 1860 census in Randolph Co., NC.(R‑59)

Elitha Luther (277) was born about
1845 in NC, and died 22 Sept. 1925 in Randolph Co., NC.She married Noah Voncannon on 25 Oct.
1866 in Randolph Co., NC.He was
born about 1845 in NC, and died before 1870.Their children were born in Randolph Co., NC.(R‑59)

Children - Voncannon

1021.Willard Voncannon, b. April 1865,
m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑, d. 17 May 1936 (NC).He was recorded as a widower on the
1900 census in Clay Co., IN.

Lousada Graves (279) was born about
1834 in NC, and died by 1867.Various documents also list her first name as Loucinda, Lusetta, Lusady
and Lousandy.She married William
Spencer, Jr., son of William Spencer and ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Ashworth, on 25 Jan. 1855 in Randolph Co., NC.She is listed in various sources as Lusetta, Lusady, and
Lousandy.He was born about 1830
in NC, served in the Civil War in 46th Regt., Co. F, NC Troops, and
was a farmer.He married second
Mary E. Tadlock on 10 Sept. 1867 in Randolph Co., NC.(R‑20, R‑75)

Children - Spencer

1023.Angeline Spencer, b.c. 1857
(Randolph Co., NC), never married.

1024.child, b. Dec. 1859 (Randolph Co., NC),
d. before 1870.

Randolph Graves (280) was born 26
April 1836 in Seagrove, Randolph Co., NC, and died 6 March 1921 in Richland
Twp., Randolph Co., NC.He married
Martha Jane Parks, daughter of Lewis Parks and Elizabeth Allen, on 26 Dec. 1861
in Randolph Co., NC.She was born
24 Dec. 1844, and died 28 Dec. 1916 near Seagrove, Randolph Co., NC.They were both buried in the Graves
Fam. Cem., Randolph Co., NC.He
was a versatile man; a born mechanic, he was also a blacksmith and
wheelwright.He lived in the
vicinity of Seagrove, NC all his life.The family was in the 1880 census for Richland Twp., Randolph Co., NC,
page 211D, where he was listed as a farmer.

Noah Graves (281) was born about
1838 in Seagrove, Randolph Co., NC, died 14 Aug. 1862 in Petersburg, VA, and
was buried in Graves Cem., Randolph Co., NC.He married Sarah Jane Owens, daughter of Brantley Owens and
Nancy E. Hancock, (or Sara Davis) on 2 Sept. 1860 in Randolph Co., NC (Book 1,
p. 97).Richard Graves was the
bondsman, B. F. Hoover, clerk, the witness, and Harbird Harcock, Justice of the
Peace.Sarah was born about 1843,
died about 1895, both in Randolph Co., NC, and was also buried in the Graves
Cem.He served in Co. F, 46th
Regt., North Carolina State Troops, C.S.A.; his brother-in-law William Spencer,
Jr. arrived as a replacement soldier on the day Noah died.(R‑20, R‑31, R‑35, R‑202,
R‑210)

Hillary (or Hilery) Graves (283)
was born about 1848 near Seagrove, Randolph Co., NC, and died before 1897.He married Adeline Ashworth, daughter
of William Ashworth, on 16 Jan. 1875 in Randolph Co., NC.She was born in Feb. 1855 in Randolph
Co., NC.Adeline married second
John B. Ringstaff on 13 March 1897.John was born in Aug. 1853 in NC.Hillary lost an arm in a sawmill accident; before his marriage to
Adeline, he had fallen in love with a girl who was superstitious.Since she believed any children they
had together would be born with only one arm, she refused to marry him.Their children were born in Randolph
Co., NC.The family was in the
1880 census for Richland Twp., Randolph Co., NC, page 211D, living next to
Hillary’s brother Elkanah.In
1900, the Ringstaff family lived in Randleman, with Graves children Wincy, Zola
and James.(R‑20, R‑75,
R‑210)

Elkanah Graves (284), pronounced
“El cane ee”, was born 28 Dec. 1849 in Seagrove, Randolph Co., NC, died 27
March 1929[36]
in High Point, Guilford Co., NC, and was buried in the Graves Family Cem.,
Seagrove, NC.He married Wincy Ann
Presnell, daughter of Silas Presnell and Dicey Carrol, on 6 Oct. 1870 in
Seagrove, NC.She was born 23
March 1849, died 7 June 1928, and was also buried in Graves Fam. Cem.Their children were born in Randolph
Co., NC.Elkanah served on a
Randolph Co. school committee in 1880.The family was in the 1880 census for Richland, Randolph Co., NC, page
211D.(R‑20, R‑75, R‑210)

1048.Jonah Graves, b. 30 Dec. 1885, m.
Addie Tucker (High Point, Guilford Co., NC), d. 3 March 1943 (Clinton, Sampson
Co., NC).They had 2 daughters who
d. young.With only fifty cents in
his pocket at the time of his death, he was buried in a pauper’s grave in
Clinton, NC.

John F. Graves (285) was born about
1841 in Indiana.He first married
Mary E. Grantham, daughter of Henry Grantham and Laura ‑‑‑‑‑‑,
on 29 Aug. 1862 in Howard Co., IN.He married second Lucinda Ellen Graves, daughter of William C. Graves
and Lucinda Carter, on 2 Oct. 1883[37]
in Indiana.She was descended from
William B. Graves and Elizabeth ‑‑‑‑‑‑ of
NC & IN (Genealogy 69).She
was born about 1854 in Indiana, and died 7 Sept. 1919, and was buried in the
New Ross Cem., Montgomery Co., IN.

William H. Graves (286) was born 22
June 1843 and died 2 April 1911.He married Alice A. Motsinger, daughter of David Motsinger and Lydia Ann
Moore, on 4 Aug. 1870. She was born 20 Aug. 1851 in IN, and died 1 Nov. 1902 in
Washington Co., IN.They were in
the 1880 and 1900 censuses for Jackson Twp., Washington Co., IN.In 1870, Alice, 18, was living with her
parents in Polk Twp., Washington Co., IN.In the same township was William H. Graves, 24, miller, living with the
family of Manassah Graybill, 49, miller.Although there is not absolute proof that this is the William H. Graves
who married Alice Motsinger, and that he was the one who was a son of Richard
Graves and Jane Williams, the circumstantial evidence is very strong.Manassah Graybill’s wife was Mary
Graves, William’s aunt.A
Motsinger family (Nathan Motsinger) lived next to William’s uncle, Wade Graves,
in Washington Co., IN.William and
Alice lived in the same township in 1870, and in 1880 they were still living
nearby in the same county.(R‑41,
R‑98)

Margaret S. (“Maggie”) Graves (292)
was born in Feb. 1857 in Indiana. She married Thomas A. Patterson on 2 Dec. 1880 in Montgomery
Co., IN.She was recorded on the
1900 census in Walnut Twp., Montgomery Co., IN as a 43-year old divorcée living
with her mother.

Children - Patterson

1065.James C. Patterson, b. July 1893 (IN).

CHILDREN OF THOMAS GRAVES (46)
AND AMANDA CRAVENS

William Andrew Graves (296) was
born 18 (or 10) Aug. 1851 in Pierce Twp., Washington Co., IN, and died 7 March
1908 in Pekin, Washington Co., IN of facial erysipelas according to his
obituary.He married Mary
Elizabeth Elrod, daughter of John Elrod and Louisa Tash, on 8 Aug. 1871[38]
in Washington Co., IN.She was
born 4 May 1851 in Washington Co., IN, and died 7 March 1927 in Glendale, Los
Angeles Co., CA.(R‑43, R‑49)

Margaret Elizabeth Graves (300) was
born 4 June 1848 in Russell Co., KY, died 3 Feb. 1915 in Noble Twp., Richland
Co., IL, and was buried 5 Feb. 1915 in Haven Hill, Olney, Richland Co.,
IL.She married Caleb Heindselman,
Jr., son of Caleb Heindselman and Catherine Threiler, on 7 Nov. 1867 in
Richland Co.He was born 11 Dec.
1838 in Canton, Stark Co., OH, died 21 Sept. 1924 in Richland Co., IL, and was
also buried in Haven Hill.Their
children were born in Richland Co., IL.(R‑8)

John Silas Graves (302) was born 2
June 1852 in Washington, Daviess Co., IN, died 23 March 1931 in Richland Co.,
IL, and was buried in Haven Hill, Richland Co., ILHe first married Alma Britton.She was born in Ohio.They divorced in April 1903 in Richland Co., IL.He married second Mary Myers, daughter of
G. W. Myers and Carrie Rute.She
was born 12 March 1878 in Bethany, Harrison Co., MO, died 12 May 1945 in
Richland Co., IL, and was buried 14 May 1945 in Haven Hill, IL.He lived in Olney, IL(R‑8)

Milton Thomas Graves (303) was born
18 May 1859 in Indiana, died 10 Nov. 1947 in Richland Co., IL, and was buried
12 Nov. 1947 in Haven Hill, Richland Co., IL.He married Mary Elizabeth Glathart, daughter of John
Glathart and Anna Stahli, on 16 Nov. 1884 in Richland Co., IL.Mary Elizabeth was born 23 Aug. 1864 in
Richland Co., IL, and died 27 Feb. 1932 in Richland Co. at age 67, “Friday
night at their home near McBurg church.Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the U.B. Church”, and she
was buried in Haven Hill, IL.Their children were born in Richland Co., IL.Anna Stahli Glathart died at age 87 on 5 May 1915 at her
daughter’s home on North Walnut St., Olney, IL.(R‑8)

Mary Hannah Graves (304) was born
11 July 1861 in Indiana, died 5 July 1944 in Richland Co., IL, and was buried 6
July 1944 in Haven Hill, Richland Co, IL.She married Charles T. Wise, son of Adam Wise and Julia Eckard, on 10
Feb. 1889 in Richland Co., IL.He
was born 16 Oct. 1855 in Lebanon, St. Clair Co., IL, died 4 July 1933 in
Richland Co., IL, and was buried 6 July 1933 in Haven Hill, IL.At least their first 3 children were
born in Richland Co., IL.(R‑8)

Joseph H. Graves (308) was born 12
Sept. 1856, died 8 Nov. 1942, both in Indiana, and was buried in Mt. Washington
Cem., Pierce Twp., Washington Co., IN.He married Laura May Markland on 18 April 1880.She was born 12 May 1861 in Indiana,
died 27 March 1935 in Washington Co., IN, and was also buried in Mt. Washington
Cem.(R‑41, R‑201)

John William Graves (317) was born
about 1848 in Clark Co., IN (age 2 on the 1850 census for Crawford Co.,
IN).He first married Mahelia King
(listed as Mahala on their marriage license) on 18 Aug. 1868 in Crawford Co.,
IN.He married second Phoebe Ash
on 24 Aug. 1892.He married third
Hannah Ellen (“Ell-e”) Sanders on 18 Nov. 1975 (?).(R‑29)

Children - Graves, by Mahelia King

1093.John S. Graves, b.c. 1870.

James R. Graves (319) was born 22
Nov. 1852, and died 9 May 1917 near French Lick, Orange Co., IN after being
struck by a train.He first married
America E. Hatfield, daughter of Samuel Hatfield and Sarah ‑‑‑‑‑‑,
on 11 Dec. 1874.She was born 3
May 1851 and died 1 Oct. 1879, three weeks after her son.James married second Nancy D. Shoemaker
in 1883.She was born about 1865
in Indiana.They lived in Johnson
Twp., Crawford Co., IN in 1910, ED 29, sheet 32A.

According to this obituary, he and
Nancy had seven children, four girls and three boys, Catherine, Laurie, Nora,
Dottie, James, Benjamin and Charley.“James and Dottie departed this life in infancy.”The correct birth order is
unknown.(R‑29, R‑81)

Children - Graves, by America Hatfield

+1094.Sarah Emma Graves, c. 1873, m. Joseph M. Corbett, 27
Aug. 1893.

1095.John Samuel, d. 1879.Died at 3 weeks of age.

Children - Graves, by Nancy Shoemaker

1096.Catherine Graves

1097.Laurie Graves

1098.Nora Graves, b.c. 1889 (IN).

1099.Dottie Graves, d. in infancy.

1100.James Graves, d. in infancy.

1101.Benjamin Graves, b.c. 1897 (IN).

1102.Charley Graves, b.c. 1906 (IN).

George Samuel Graves (320) was born
25 Feb. 1854 in Indiana, and died after 1920.He first married Sarah Rowland, daughter of Henry Rowland
and Julia A. ‑‑‑‑‑‑, on 5 Dec. 1877 in
Crawford Co., IN.She was born in
April 1849 in OH, and died after 1910.They were recorded on the 1880, 1900 and 1910 censuses in Johnson Twp.,
Crawford Co., IN; their children were born in IN.He married second Grace Shannon on 6 Feb. 1918 in Floyd Co.,
IN.She was born about 1888 in
Indiana.George and Grace were
recorded on the 1920 census in Crawford Co., IN.(R‑29)

Children - Graves

1103.Julia A. Graves, b. July 1879.

+1104.Henry Paul Graves, b. March 1881, m. Leora ‑‑‑‑‑‑,
c. 1902.

1105.Sarah Catherine Graves, b. Sept.
1885.

1106.John Earl Graves, b. Nov. 1887.

Gilliam (“Gilly”) Henry Graves
(321) was born 5 April (or 10 Jan. )1856 in Eckerty, Crawford Co., IN, died 20
Jan. 1910 in French Lick, Orange Co., IN, and was buried in Scarlet Ridge Cem.,
now known as Mt. Lebanon Cem., French Lick, IN.He married Nancy Elizabeth Self, daughter of Irvin Hill Self
and Mary Ann Wright, on 3 (or 31) March 1880 in Perry Co., IN.She was born in July 1860 in Perry Co.,
IN, died 1 March 1900, and was buried in Bethel Cem., near Doolittle Mills,
Crawford Co., IN.(R‑29, R‑34)

Robert L. Graves (323) was born 22
April 1861 in Indiana, and died 8 Dec. 1948.He married Mary Ellen Cox about 1884.She was born about 1870 in Indiana.They were recorded on the 1900 census
in Johnson Twp., Crawford Co., IN, ED 26, sheet 4B, the 1910 census in Johnson
Twp., Crawford Co., IN, ED 29, sheet 32A, and the 1920 census in French Lick,
Orange Co., IN, ED 137, sheet 5A.(R‑29, R‑34)

Thomas S. Graves (325) was born in
Indiana, and died about 1926-27.He first married Elizabeth Corbett.He married second Lillie B. Thompson about 1894.She was born about 1876 in
Indiana.This family was recorded
on the 1910 and 1920 censuses in Oil Township, Perry Co., IN.In 1910 Lillie stated that only six of
her eight children were living.Their children were born in Indiana.(R‑81)

Henry Marshall Graves (328) was
born 1 April 1840 in Clay Co., IN, died 4 Feb. 1921 in Iowa, and was buried in
Fairview Cem., Madrid, Boone Co., IA.He married Caroline (or Carolyn) (“Cary”) Amelia Hull, daughter of Jesse
Hull and Elizabeth Cadwalader, on 20 Sept. 1866 in Boone Co., IA.She was born 22 Jan. 1844 in Schuyler
Co., MO, died 25 May 1904, and was buried in Fairview Cem., Madrid, IA.He was a Civil War veteran who served
in the Union Army (2013-1865) with 3rd IA Infantry, later with 2nd
IA; Shiloh and Sherman’s March to the Sea.

They were in the 1870 census for
Worth Twp., Boone Co., IA.They
were in the 1880 census for Boonesboro, Boone Co., IA.He was a farmer.All their children were born in
IA.(R‑3, R‑26, R‑51)

Children - Graves

1122.Frank Harold Graves, b. 1 Nov.
1867, m. Fredrica (“Ricca” or “Ricka”) Schall, 3 May 1899, d. 1950.Ricca was b. in 1864 and d. 1967.Both bur. Fairview Cem., Madrid,
IAHis tombstone shows birth year
of 1867.According to R‑51,
name is Harold Frank Graves born in 1867 in Madrid, IA, but it was common to
switch the order of names; Frank was given as his first name in both the 1870
and 1880 censuses.

Alvin Austin Graves (329) was born
about 1855 (although the 1900 census gives Nov. 1864) in IA, died in 1942, and
was buried in Fairview Cem., Madrid, Boone Co., IA.He married Lucy Ann Saunders, daughter of Joseph Saunders
and Susan Amanda McIntosh, on 6 Feb. 1879 in Boone Co., IA.She was born in Feb. 1860 in IA, died
in 1944, and was also buried in Fairview Cem.He was a railroad engineer and lived in Des Moines, IA.They lived in Douglas, Boone Co., IA in
1880.They were in the 1900 census
for Boone City, Des Moines Twp., Boone Co., IA, when all 5 of their children
were still living.They were in
the 1910, 1920 and 1930 censuses for Des Moines, Polk Co., IA.All their children were born in
IA.(R‑26, R‑103)

Children - Graves

+1126.Gladys Lenore Graves, b. Nov. 1879, m. Fred Swingle, c.
1913.

1127.Ethlyn Graves, b. March 1881.Was single and lived with her parents
in Des Moines in 1920, occupation nurse.

John Mack Graves (333) was born 26
March 1862 (or in March 1865 according to the 1900 census) in Boone Co., IA,
and died 25 April 1927 in Boone Co., IA.He married Sophia Emma Turner, daughter of R. W. Turner and Ethel Anna
Perry,on 17 Sept. 1890 in
IA.She was born in Feb. 1869 in
IL.They were in the 1900 census
for Central City, Gilpin Co., CO.They were in the 1910 census for Golden, Jefferson Co., CO.Her mother, listed as Ethel A. Maddux,
was living with them as a widow in both 1900 and 1910.Ethel apparently remarried before 1880
to Thomas Andrew Maddux, since they are in the 1880 census for Los Cerillos,
Santa Fe Co., NM, with a mix of his children and hers, including Sophia.

He lived in Madrid, Boone Co., IA,
then moved to Golden, CO.He was a
gold miner in 1900, and a teamster for a flour mill in 1910.Sophia was a widow in the 1930 census,
living with her son.(R‑26,
R‑102, R‑104)

Nathaniel Tucker (338) was born 26
April 1832, died 16 Feb. 1878, and was buried in Oak Hill Cem., Riley, Vigo
Co., IN.He married Rhoda Bratt,
daughter of Martin Bratt and Mary Moreton Pearson, on 8 Nov. 1855 in Vigo Co.,
IN.She was born 11 Jan. 1837 (or
1836) in Willenhall, Staffordshire, England, died 3 Nov. 1910 (or 1913) in
Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN, and was also buried in Oak Hill Cem.She married second Charles Humphrey on
3 May 1881.He was born in 1845 in
KY.(R‑9, R‑46)

Curtis Tucker (340), known as
“Hedge”, was born 17 May 1837 in Jackson Twp., Clay Co., IN, died 10 Aug. 1904
in Vigo Co., IN, and was buried in Zenor Cem.He served in the Civil War in Co. I, 85 R. Volunteers.He first married Miranda Ann Zenor on
26 Dec. 1858 in Clay Co., IN.She
was born 29 Oct. 1828, and died 27 Feb. 1868, a few days after her last two
children died.She was a sister to
Evan Lowdermilk’s (#85) two wives.He married second Levenia Hixson, daughter of Jesse Dale Hixson and Anne
‑‑‑‑‑‑ of Woodford Co., KY, on 31 Aug. 1869
in Clay Co., IN (Record M-2-575).She was born 10 April 1849 and died 26 Nov. 1927 in KY.Hedge lived in Posey Twp., Clay Co., IN
in 1853.(R‑9)

Solomon Tucker (341) was born 28
Oct. 1838 in Indiana, and died 9 Dec. 1915 in Cory, Clay Co., IN (Records H-1,
119, and M2-216).He married
Mariah Jane Stoops, daughter of William Stoops and Mary Ann Laycock, on 29
March 1865 in Clay Co., IN.She
was born 12 Oct. 1844 in Perry Twp., Clay Co., IN, and died 30 Jan. 1921 in
Cory, IN.

William Stoops was a son of Moses
Brown Stoops and Rebecca Porter who came from Clermont Co., OH.Mary Laycock, born in Ohio, was a
daughter of Reuben Laycock and Sarah Jordan.Mariah had 7 brothers and sisters:Francis Marion, Mary Melissa, Moses Brown, Maria J., William
Newton, John R., and Martha Belle Stoops.

Solomon and Mariah Jane Tucker had
an estate known as “The Lily Dale Farm.”He was a stalwart Republican.

Solomon descended from two
prominent pioneer families of Clay Co., IN.He was a soldier in the Civil War, a successful farmer, and
an honored and respected resident of Perry Twp.For more information, see History of Clay Co. by Travis,
pages 415-530.

The 1896 Encyclopedic Dictionary of Clay Co. stated that he owned 120 acres
of land, received his mail from the Cory Post Office, was located 14 miles
south of the Court House, 2 miles south of the Post Office in Perry Twp., born
1837 in Vigo Co., and was a farmer.

From Margaret Tucker Asay:“On Sept. 5, 1861, Solomon enlisted in
Co. H, 31st Ind. Volunteer Infantry, was mustered in as Corporal
and, with the exception of 36 days that he was held prisoner of the enemy and
four weeks that he was confined to the hospital, he was with his regiment,
taking part in all its marches, campaigns, and battles, and with his
comrades.He was honorably
discharged 15 Sept. 1864.

At the Battle of Stone River, he
with 900 brave soldiers was captured and taken to Libby Prison, where he was
confined 16 days.He was then
transferred to City Point, from there being taken to Annapolis and then to
Indianapolis, where he was exchanged, after which he joined his command at
Cripple Creek, Tenn.The more
important engagements in which he participated were those at Fort Donelson,
where after being twice wounded, he was taken to the Marine Hospital at
Evansville, and continued there for four weeks.At Shiloh, where he had command of the headquarters of
General Crufts; the siege of Corenth; the battles of Inka, Perryville, and
Chickamauga; the various engagements during the march to Atlanta, and the siege
of that city.Very soon after the
capture of Atlanta, Solomon’s enlistment expired and he returned home.During his life as a soldier he did
service in Kentucky, Tenn., Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Virginia.He kept a diary giving minute details
of each day’s proceedings, and from it we find that he marched with his
comrades eighteen thousand, five hundred and sixty five miles.He was a farmer and a cabinet
maker.”(R‑9, R‑16)

Ira Barnes Slack (349) was born 13
March 1834 in Clay Co., IN, died 16 May 1864 at the Battle of Resaca in GA,
during the Civil War, and was buried on the battleground.He married Ruthanna Priscilla Wheeler
on 8 Oct. 1854.She was born 20
Nov. 1833, died 7 May 1870, and was buried in Zenor Cem.(See p. 313, History of Clay Co., by Travis.)

Huldah Slack (350) was born about
1835.She married Jacob Diel, Jr.
on 8 Dec. 1859.He was born in
1835.(See p. 233, History of Clay Co.)They were in the 1870 census for Perry
Twp., IN.He was a farmer from
Ohio.(R‑9)

John Evan Slack (354) was born 10
Oct. 1842, died 26 March 1897, and was buried in the Zenor Cem.He was a carpenter.He served in the Civil War in Co. G, 57th
Reg. of Ind. Vol. Infantry, Sept. 1864.He was present at the Battle of Franklin and Nashville and was
discharged in June 1865.He
married Levina (or Lovina) McCullough, daughter of Michael McCullough and Eliza
Jane Zenor of Putnam Co., IN, on 25 Nov. 1866 in Clay Co., IN (Record M2, p.
379).She was born 21 May 1851,
died 31 March 1922, and was buried in Zenor Cem.He may have later married Clara Zenor, possible daughter of
George B. Zenor and Nancy Ann Booth.(R‑6, R‑9)

Anna Belle Lowdermilk (362) was
born 27 Sept. 1843, died 20 July 1912 (Record 1-526 M), and was buried in the
Union Cem.She married William
Henry Fisher, son of James Otey Fisher and Lucy Elizabeth Angle, on 13 Sept.
1860 in Clay Co., IN.They were
married by Minister Amos W. Hedge.William was born 14 Aug. 1837 in OH, died 22 Dec. 1892, and was also
buried in Union Cem.He moved from
OH to Indiana with his family in 1843.According to the 1870 census, he owned 2000 acres of land and $582 in
personal property; on the 1896 census, he was listed as a farmer and owned 168
acres of land.(R‑9)

Emory (or Emery) Lowdermilk (363)
was born 15 Jan. 1846 (Record 6-213 B) in Jackson Twp., Clay Co., IN, and died
22 May 1908.He married Mary C.
Neidlinger, daughter of Jacob Neidlinger and Katherine Renor, on 28 Dec. 1869
in Jackson Twp., IN in a ceremony performed by Wm. M. Givens (Record
11-35M).She was born 5 Jan. 1851
in OH, and died 20 April 1901 in Clay Co., IN.She came from Dover, OH at age 12.They were both buried in Union Chapel Cem.They were members of the United
Brethren Church.In 1896, Emery
was a farmer and owned 110 acres.(R‑6, R‑9)

1213.Estella Lowdermilk, b. 1876, never
married, d. 1914.She lived with
her brother Dennis until placed in a mental institution in Indianapolis,
IN.She fell from a roof when she
was a child, causing permanent brain damage.

Lucinda Lowdermilk (364) was born
16 Jan. 1848 in Indiana, and died 3 Aug. 1915.She married William W. McCullough on 26 Oct. 1865 in Clay
Co., IN (Record 2259 M).He was
born 7 April 1846 and died 19 May 1926.They were listed on the 1900 census in Sugar Ridge Twp., Clay Co., IN
(ED 19, p. 8).William was listed
as a Republican who owned his own home, and his occupation was classified as
“Merchantile and Drugs”.(R‑9)

Lania Lowdermilk (365) was born 16
Feb. 1850 and died in 1936.She
married Vincent McCullough on 29 Jan. 1871 in Clay Co., IN.The ceremony was performed by William
Givins (Book 3, p. 128).Vincent
was born in 1846 and died 25 July 1924.(R‑9)

Winfield Scott Lowdermilk (367) was
born 16 Feb. 1850 in Clay Co., IN, died 4 Nov. 1908, and was buried in Union
Cem.He married Armilda Boling,
daughter of James W. Boling and Harriet Muncie, on 30 March 1873 in Clay Co.,
IN (Book 3, p. 385).She was born
in Dec. 1854 in Indiana, and died 7 June 1918 in Jackson Twp., IN.Her brother Elias married Arretta
Voncannon (#149), and her brother John E. married Alley Voncannon (#150).Winfield farmed 80 acres and rented 10
more.He reportedly “dropped dead
while packing to move back to Clay Co.”(R‑9, R‑28)

Vincent Hedge Lowdermilk (368) was
born 18 Nov. 1855 in Clay Co., IN, died 29 Aug. 1923 (Record 5-521), and was
buried in Brown Cem., Center Point, IN.He first married Christina Matilda Presnell, daughter of Calvin Presnell
and Jane Whittington, on 19 Oct. 1882 in Clay Co., IN (Record M5-521).She was born 31 Aug. 1864 in Clay Co.,
IN, died 19 April 1907, and was buried in Center Point Cem., Center Point, Clay
Co., IN.Their children were born
in Clay Co., IN.He married second
Clarissa (Morgan) Campbell, called “Clara”, on 14 Jan. 1915 (Record
18-280M).She was previously
married to Milo Campbell.She was
born 9 June 1861 and died 3 Feb. 1951.According to the Encyclopedia
Directory of Clay Co., 1896: Vincent owened 204 acres and was a farmer and
Methodist.In 1904, he was listed
as a trustee of Sugar Ridge Twp., Clay Co., IN.(R‑9, R‑28)

Clinton Lowdermilk (369) was born 2
Dec. 1860 in Jackson Twp., Clay Co., IN, died 24 Dec. 1894, and was buried in
Union Cem., Jackson Twp., Clay Co., IN.He married Rebecca F. Smith on 14 Oct. 1886 (Book 6, p. 474).She was born in Nov. 1863 in Clay Co.,
IN, died in Nov. 1960, and was also buried in Union Cem.She married second John A. Addy on 19
March 1902 in Clay Co., IN.(R‑9,
R‑28)

James William (“Dock”) Roberts
(370) was born in Aug. 1842 in Indiana (according to the 1900 census), and died
in July 1929.He first married
Elizabeth Childress, probable daughter of Stephen Childress and Mary Jane ‑‑‑‑‑‑.She was born about 1843 in TN.This family was recorded on the 1870
census in Nodaway Co., MO and the 1880 census in Holt Co., MO; their children
were born in MO.According to the
1900 and 1910 censuses for Macon Co., MO, he married second Bettie Tracy about
1877.This information contradicts
the 1880 census information.In
1910, Bettie stated that four of her five children were living.(R‑9)

Mary (“Polly”) Ann Roberts (371)
was born about 1838 in Indiana, and died before 1870.She married George Washington Jackson by 1855.He was born about 1835 in Indiana, and
died after 1880.Mary and George
were recorded on the 1860 census in Nodaway Co., MO; their children were born
in MO.George married second
Polly’s sister Susan.(R‑9)

Susan Roberts (372) was born about
1845 in MO or Indiana, and died after 1880, probably in MO.She married George Washington Jackson
before 1870.He was born about
1835 in Indiana, and died after 1880.This family was recorded on the 1870 and 1880 censuses in Nodaway Co.,
MO; their children were born in MO.(R‑9)

Albert Clark Roberts (373) was born
4 March 1847 in MO, and died 21 Dec. 1932.He married Sarah Isabell Hubbell on 19 Feb. 1868. She was born 19 Oct. 1848 in Indiana,
and died in 1931.This family was
recorded on the 1870 and 1880 censuses in Nodaway Co., MO and the 1900-1930
censuses in Worth Co., MO.In
1930, Albert’s name was listed as Clark A.(R‑9)

Joseph Thomas Roberts (374) was
born in July 1849 in MO, and died after 1930.He first married Mary ‑‑‑‑‑‑
by 1870.This family was recorded
on the 1870 and 1880 censuses in Nodaway Co., MO.Mary was born about 1850 in MO, and died by 1900.Their children were born in MO.In 1900, ‘T. Joseph’ was recorded as a
50-year old widower in Maryville, Nodaway Co., MO.He married second Matilda (‑‑‑‑‑‑)
Drain about 1906 in MO.They were
recorded on the 1910 census, still in Maryville, MO.(R‑9)

Children - Roberts

1274.Margaret Roberts, b.c. 1870.

1275.Rusia Annie Roberts, b.c. 1873, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Hoover.

1276.Sidney Roberts, b. Feb. 1876.

1277.B. Elizabeth Roberts, b.c. March
1878, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Clouse.

1278.Belle Roberts

1279.Florence Susan Roberts, b. Oct.
1881.

1280.O. George Roberts, b.c. Jan. 1885.

1281.E. Mary Roberts, b.c. Sept. 1888.

1282.Alice Roberts

CHILDREN OF ANNANIAS W. LOWDERMILK (83) AND FRANCES
WHEELER

Louisa Josephine Lowdermilk (375)
was born 27 Oct. 1851 in Indiana, died 27 Jan. 1940 near Ashboro in Sugar Ridge
Township, Clay Co., IN, and was buried in Ashboro Cem.She married John Wesley Bridgewaters,
son of John Bridgewaters and Rebecca Sutherland, on 25 March 1877 in Clay Co.,
IN (Book 4, p. 273).He was born
in April 1847 in Washington Co., IN, and died 3 Oct. 1934.This family was recorded on the 1880,
1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 censuses in Sugar Ridge Twp., Clay Co., IN.(R‑9, R‑78)

Margaret Ann Lowdermilk (376) was
born 1 Aug. 1853 and died about 1885.She married Erastus P. Varner on 12 Sept. 1872 (Record 3-314 M).He was born 16 June 1846, died 17 Feb.
1932, and was buried in Ashboro Cem., Clay Co., IN.He served in the Ind. Calvary, Co. B in the Civil War. (R‑9)

Thomas Jefferson Lowdermilk (377)
was born 5 April 1856 and died in 1937.He married Catherine M. Stephens on 1 April 1877 (Record 4-177 M).She was born 1 Nov. 1857 and died 20
Dec. 1879.He married second Lucy
B. ‑‑‑‑‑‑.Thomas J. was inscribed on the same stone with Lucy B.,
dates 1873-1948, at the Knights of Pythias Cem., Vol. I.(R‑9)

Mary Belle Lowdermilk (378) was
born 17 Sept. 1858 and died 30 Jan. 1933 in Indiana.She married Frank Snedeker, son of Seethe Snedeker and
Jerritt ‑‑‑‑‑‑,on 23 Nov. 1882 (Record 5-548 M).Frank was born in 1857 in OH, and died in Indiana.Their children were born in Ohio Co.,
IN.(R‑9)

Children - Snedeker

1303.Oda M. Snedeker, b. 1886.She was a teacher.

1304.Roscoe D. Snedeker, b. 1889.He was a laborer and farmer.

1305.Raymond W. Snedeker, b. 1891.He was a laborer and farmer.

Frances (“Fannie”) Eliza Kansas
Lowdermilk (381) was born 27 Sept. 1865, and died after 1940; she was listed in
her sister, Louisa Bridgewater’s obituary.She married Napoleon Mellinger on 20 Nov. 1884 in Clay Co.,
IN (Book 6, p. 213).(R‑9)

Children - Mellinger

+1306.Kenneth Mellinger, b.c. 1885, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑.

CHILDREN OF SARAH LOWDERMILK
(84) AND JAMES F. GIBBENS

Louisa M. Gibbens (385) was born 26
March 1848 and died 9 May 1933.She married William S. Rodman.He was born in 1849.(R‑6,
R‑9)

Children - Rodman

+1307.Sarah Catherine Rodman, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Marshall.

+1308.John Franklin Rodman, b. 16 May 1900, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑,
d. Aug. 1972.

+1309.David Ransom Rodman, m. Lucy ‑‑‑‑‑‑.

+1310.Galileo Elliott Rodman, m. Lucille ‑‑‑‑‑‑.

1311.William (“Willy”) Rodman.Lived in Salem, IN in 1933.

Sarah Savannah Gibbens (386)
married William Haines.They lived
in Illinois.(R‑9)

Stephen Franklin Gibbens (388) was
born about 1853 in Clay Co., IN, and died in Illinois.He first married Mary Ball.He married second Dorothy ‑‑‑‑‑‑.She was born 17 Aug. 1907, and died 23
April 1995 in Pekin, Tazewell, IL.They had no children.He
married third Emma Pearman.(R‑9)

Mary Miranda Gibbens (389) was born
in 1859 in Clay Co., IN, died in 1939 in Rantoul, Champaign Co., IL, and was
buried in Maplewood Cem., Rantoul, IL.She married David Anderson Howard on 12 Oct. 1882 in Clay Co., IN
(Record C 23-29).He was born 6
May 1854 in Boynton, Tazewell Co., IL, died 5 May 1930 in Rantoul, IL, and was
also buried in Maplewood Cem.(R‑9)

Ananias McClain Lowdermilk (392)
was born 7 May 1846 near Prarie City, Clay Co., IN, and died 11 March 1926 in
Center Point, Clay Co., IN at his son Evan’s home.He was 11 months old when his mother Elizabeth died.He married Delilah Dell DeVore,
daughter of James P. DeVore and Margaret Thomilson, on 13 Aug. 1870 (Record
3-86M).She was born 12 Feb. 1846
and died 14 July 1936.R‑9
remembers the day of her grandmother’s death:“It was 115 degrees F., on the afternoon of 14 Jul
1936.I can recall the day vividly
as we were trying to nap, on our living room floor.However, there was no breeze.The phone rang, and Mother said, “that will be about
Mother”.So right.She had taken her nap, and just
continued to sleep on.”They were
both buried in Wesley Chapel Cem., south of Brazil, IN, in Jackson Twp.(R‑6, R‑9)

1339.Evan Ananias (“Pete”) Lowdermilk,
b. 9 Feb. 1876, m. Myrtle (“Myrtie”) (Henry) Hoffman, 20 Nov. 1904 (Record
12-196M, by George F. Bundy), d. 10 April 1958.She was b. 7 Aug. 1874, daughter of John Henry and Becky
Peyton, and d. 13 May 1957.They
had no children.They farmed near
Center Point, IN until revenue from coal rights on his property negated his
need to farm.They were bur. near
Center Point.She had 3 children
by her first husband:Maggie
Hoffman, Max, and Lenny Hoffman.

1341.Estella Maude Lowdermilk, b. 18
March 1879 (Clay Co., IN), m. Louis Bauer, d. 8 Dec. 1961 (Cincinnati, Hamilton
Co., OH).She was buried in Wesley
Chapel Cem., south of Brazil, Clay Co., IN.Louis died 23 Nov. 1930.They had no children of their own but adopted her niece,
Edith Margaret Parrish (#3333) at age 3.Edith was the daughter of Estella’s sister, Grace.She was known as Edith Margaret
Bauer.(R‑9)

James Boothe Lowdermilk (393) was
born 3 Aug. 1856 and died 27 April 1922 (Record 4-25B).He first married Miranda Payne on 23
Feb. 1875.She was born 15 Sept.
1855.He married second Sarah R. (‑‑‑‑‑)
Killian on 24 Sept. 1886.She had
3 children by a prior marriage:Pearl, Cecil, and Emma Killian.He married third Sarah E. Walch on 29 June 1893.(R‑9)

Children - Lowdermilk, by
Miranda Payne

1347.Bertha Lowdermilk, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Dirisha (of Albuquerque, NM).

Children - Lowdermilk, by Sarah R. (‑‑‑‑‑‑)
Killian

1348.Roy Lowdermilk, d. at age 8.

Lawrence Thompson Lowdermilk (394)
was born 17 March 1858 and died 13 July 1928 (Record B H-1 166).He first married Myra Ella Diel,
daughter of David Diel and Catherine Latham, on 12 Aug. 1877.She was born in Sept. 1859 in Sullivan
Co., IN.They divorced on 16 Sept.
1911 in Sullivan Co., IN (Record M 4-323).He married second Catherine (Fritz) Lazon, daughter of
Reuben Fritz, a farmer born in PA, and Frances Holley, born in Owen Co., IN, on
23 May 1912 (Record M 9-452), in a ceremony performed by Justice of the Peace
Simon Hirch.Catherine was born 14
Aug. 1869 in Clay City, Clay Co., IN, and died 18 March 1957 in Terre Haute,
Vigo Co., IN.Catherine was a
music teacher.(R‑9)

Amanda Ann Lowdermilk (395) was
born 30 Nov. 1860 in Indiana, died 9 Nov. 1932, and was buried in Center Point
Cem., Center Point, Clay Co., IN.She married William Butts, Jr., on 14 Oct. 1877 (Record 4-350M).He was the son of William Butts (b. 3
Jan. 1823, d. 27 June 1902) and Nancy ‑‑‑‑‑‑
(b. 10 Aug. 1828, d. 19 Dec. 1911).William was born 7 Aug. 1856, died 9 June 1902, and was also buried in
Center Point Cem.They were
recorded on the 1900 census in Sugar Ridge Twp., Clay Co., IN (ED 20, p.
8).(R‑9)

Crinthia (or Sarintha?) E. Wheeler
(396) was born in 1845 and died 21 April 1895.In some places her name is listed as Sarintha.She married George W. Shaffer
(sometimes spelled Schaffer) on 11 Oct. 1866He was born in 1822 in Baltimore, MD, died 21 April 1925 in
Brazil, Clay Co., IN (Record CH 7-39), and was buried in Center Point Cem.,
Center Point, Clay Co., IN.(R‑9)

James C. Wheeler (398) was born in
Oct. 1850 in Indiana, and died in 1929.He married Eva Halbert on 18 April 1875.She was born in Dec. 1856 in Indiana, and died in 1931.They were recorded on the 1900 census
in Brazil, Clay Co., IN (ED 5, p. 10).Eva had borne seven children and seven were living, all born in
Indiana.(R‑9)

Amanda J. Wheeler (401) was born 26
March 1858, died 30 July 1929, and was buried in Summit Lawn Cem., Terre Haute,
Vigo Co., IN.She married Thomas
Wyndham (or Windham) on 23 May 1875.He was born 30 Nov. 1847, died 4 June 1921, and was also buried in
Summit Lawn Cem.(R‑9)

Lawrence Thomas Wheeler (402),
called Thomas, was born in 1861.He married Josephine McMamar on 3 April 1881.(R‑9)

Children - Wheeler

1390.son, b. 6 Feb. 1884 (Record H-1
124).

1391.daughter, b. 30 June 1901 (Record
H5 12).

Victoria Wheeler (403) was born in
1864.She married William B.
Schartz on 15 May 1886 in Clay Co., IN.(R‑9)

Children - Schartz

1392.Daniel Schartz

CHILDREN OF LOUISA M.
LOWDERMILK (87)

William Booth Zenor (404) was born
1 Oct. 1846 and died in 1923.He
first married Maria Elizabeth Baker on 22 Aug. 1868 (Record 2-525).She was born in Jan. 1845 and died in
1915.They were recorded on the
1900 census in Sugar Ridge Twp., Clay Co., IN (ED 20, p. 8).He married second Julia A. Hosttler on
4 Aug. 1915 (Record 18M-161).(R‑9)

Marshall M. Zenor (406) was born 10
Aug. 1848 in Jackson Twp., Clay Co., IN, and died in 1884.He first married Mary E. Leberer.He married second Elizabeth E. Farley
on 15 Sept. 1871.She died 13 Feb.
1880.(R‑9)

Children - Zenor, by Elizabeth E. Farley

1400.Lucy L. Zenor, b. 1872, m. William
R. Stark, 1893.

1401.James M. Zenor, b. 1874.

1402.William T. Zenor, b. 1879.

Elizabeth Ann Zenor (407) was born
in 1854 and died in 1934.She
married David C. Nicoson in 1871.He was born in 1849 and died in 1922.(R‑9)

Mary Belle Albright (408) was born
about 1863 (or Oct. 1864 according to the 1900 census) in Indiana, and died
after 1900.She married Benjamin
Kester on 12 July 1886 in Clay Co., IN (Record 6-295).He was born in April 1863 in
Indiana.They were recorded on the
1900 census in Brazil, Clay Co., IN (ED 1, p. 8).The first three children listed below were born in IN, but
Mary indicated on the 1900 census that she had borne five children.(R‑9)

John William Boling (410) was born
in Feb. 1857 in Indiana, and died in 1923.He married Nancy Anne Perigo, daughter of Marcus Arelious
Perigo and Sarah Ann Killion, on 25 Jan. 1880 in Clay Co., IN (Book 5, p.
88).She was born in 1854 in
Indiana, and died in 1948.They
were recorded on the 1900 census in Jackson Twp., Clay Co., IN.(R‑9)

Children - Boling

1412.Stella Boling, b. 30 Aug. 1887.

1413.Clarence Boling, b. April 1889.

1414.Alga L. Boling, b. Dec 1894.

Albert Boling/Bolin (411) was born
in March 1860[40] in Indiana,
and died in 1923.He married Sarah
Siner, daughter of James Siner on 26 Sept. 1886 in Clay Co., IN (Book 6, p.
461).She was born in March 1868
in Indiana.This family was
recorded on the 1900 census in Clay Co., IN.In 1900, Sarah stated that four of her five children were
living; in 1910, Sarah indicated that five of her seven children were
living.Their children were born
in MO.(R‑9)

Sarah Elizabeth Boling (412),
called Elizabeth, was born in May 1863 in Indiana, and died after 1920.She married Francis M. Siner, M.D., son
of James Siner, about 1883 in Clay Co., IN (Book 6, p. 179).This family was recorded on the 1900
and 1910 censuses in Parke Co., IN, and the 1920 census in Clinton, Vermillion
Co., IN.Francis was born Jan.
1861 in Indiana.In 1900, Sarah
stated that three of her six children were living.(R‑9)

Children - Siner

1421.James Henry Siner, b. June 1885
(IN).

1422.William A. Siner, b. 1888, d. 1892.

1423.Truman A. Siner, b. 1889, d. 1892.

1424.Harvey Siner, b. 1893, d. 1894.

1425.Nellie G. Siner, b. Dec. 1894 (IN).

1426.Frederick Siner, b. Feb. 1896 (IN).

Ersom Boling/Bolin (414) was born
in April 1869 in Indiana, and died in 1947.He first married Janie Myers on 25 Dec. 1898 in Clay Co., IN
(Book 10, p. 222).She was born in
Jan. 1869 in Indiana.They were
recorded on the 1900 census living with his parents in Jackson Twp., Clay Co.,
IN.He married second Cynthia
Scharff on 27 March 1910 in Clay Co, IN (Book 15, p. 554).(R‑9)

Oliver Henry Perry Crawford (416)
was born 1 April 1840 in Crittenden Co., AR, died 13 April 1912 in Nacogdoches
Co., TX, and was buried in Pine Knot Cem., Nacogdoches Co., TX.He first married Elizabeth Lowery,
daughter of Thomas Lowery and Sarah Needham, on 28 March 1866 in Nacogdoches
Co., TX.She was born 28 Nov. 1839
in San Augustine Co., TX, and died 4 April 1880 in Nacogdoches Co., TX[41],
of "childbed fever" 14 days after her child Callie was born.He married second Annie E. Moore,
daughter of Alpheus Sanderson Moore and Sarah Jane Saunders, on 20 Oct. 1881 in
Nacogdoches Co., TX (?).She was
born 4 Oct. 1861, died 4 May 1936 in Nacogdoches Co., TX, and was also buried
in Pine Knot Cem.

James ("Jim") Thomas
Crawford (417) was born 1 Sept. 1842 in Crittenden Co., AR, and died 7 March
1922 in Etoile, Nacogdoches Co., TX.He first married Mary A. Morton, daughter of Winship ("Ship")
Morton and Nancy ‑‑‑‑‑‑, on 1 May 1867 in
Nacogdoches Co., TX[43].She was born 22 Dec. 1848 in LA, and
died 26 Jan. 1886 in Nacogdoches Co.He married second Martha Emma Powers, daughter of Joseph Dorset Powers
and Elizabeth ("Bettie") Delilah Lowery, on 28 Oct. 1889 in
Nacogdoches Co., TX.She was born
24 May 1867 in Upson Co., GA, and died 20 March 1947 in Nacogdoches Co.[44]Jim and both his wives were buried in
Blue Springs Cem., Etoile, Nacogdoches Co., TX.

Jim was a Baptist minister.He served in the C.S.A. in the Civil
War, Co. A, 17th Consolidated Dism. Cavalry, pension no. 45329,
mortuary warrant no.75381[45].
He was on the 1867 voters
registration of Nacogdoches Co. (in county 16 years), 1870 muster roll of
Nacogdoches Co., 1880 census of Nacogdoches Co.All his children were born in Nacogdoches Co., the last 6 in
Etoile.(R‑211)

Freeman E. Davis (418) was born in
Feb. 1847 in St. Francis Co., AR[46],
died 12 Jan. 1918 in Etoile, Nacogdoches Co., TX[47],
and was buried in Blue Springs Cem., Etoile, TX.He first married Frances Adline Mooney, daughter of Barton
Mooney and Telitha Adline McCoy, on 12 Aug. 1869 in Nacogdoches Co.[48]She was born in 1849 in MS, died in
1902, and was buried in Robertson Co., possibly Franklin, TX.Her name was recorded as Savana on the
1900 census, b. Sept. 1849 in AR; she listed 8 children born, with 6
living.He married second Mrs.
Sarah E. (‑‑‑‑‑‑) Welch on 26 Oct. 1913 in
Angelina Co., TX.She died in 1924
of a fracture of the neck.

He served in the C.S.A. in the
Civil War, Capt. Eubank's Co. D, Scott's Regt. Infantry.He is listed in the 1870 Muster Roll,
the 1880 census of Nacogdoches Co., TX, and the 1900 census of Robertson Co.,
TX.He died of "pneumonia
following an attack of measles", according to the Application for Mortuary
Warrant.Pension Application 28955,
approved 1 Sept. 1914, states he lived in Angelina Co., TX.John H. Cox submitted an affidavit for
F. E. Davis, stating as his C.S.A. service in Capt. Eubank's Company.He is listed in the probate record and
in the Marks & Brands Book of Nacogdoches Co.At least his first 5 children (and probably all of them)
were born in Nacogdoches Co., TX.(R‑62, R‑211)

Monroe Davis (419) was born 10 March
1852 in Nacogdoches Co., TX, and died 29 June 1933 in Lufkin, Angelina Co., TX
(or Nacogdoches Co., TX).He first
married Alice M. Medford on 30 June 1870 in Nacogdoches Co.She was born in Feb. 1849 in LA.He married second Susannah Milstead on
3 April 1919 in Nacogdoches Co.The family was listed in the 1880 census of Nacogdoches Co. and in
family Bible records.He was
listed as a widower on the 1930 census for Angelina, Lufkin Co., TX.(R‑62, R‑211)

Martha J. Haney (420) was born
about 1855 in Nacogdoches Co., TX, and died in 1923 in Etoile, Nacogdoches Co.,
TX.She married Thomas W.
("Tom") Morton on 4 March 1875 (or 1883 per R‑62) in
Nacogdoches Co.He was born in
1844, and died in 1886 in Nacogdoches Co.They were both buried in Blue Springs Cem., Etoile, TX.Their children were born in Nacogdoches
Co.(R‑211)

Elizabeth Boling (426) was born 10
Jan. 1843 in Washington Co., IN, died 21 Nov. 1908 in Washington Co., IN, and
was buried in Hicksite Cem.,Washington Co., IN according to R‑72.She married William Schyler Barnett,
son of George Barnett and Jane Cornett, on 10 March 1859 in Salem, Washington
Co., IN.He was born 18 Feb. 1835[49]
and died 3 Aug. 1924[50].

Gene Moss (a great-grandson)
remembers "him vividly as having a long white beard and being stone
deaf.My brother and I would often
spend several days at their home in Kossuth, Indiana, 7 miles from Salem.He had remarried by then, his first
wife having died in 1908.I was
not born until 1914.He and
Elizabeth Boling are buried in the old Quaker cemetery, the Blue River Friends
Cemetery, 2 miles east of Salem (¼ mile north of S.R. 56).I have visited their graves many
times."

This family was recorded on the
1860 census in Poweshiek Co., IA, 1870 and 1880 censuses in Washington Co., IN;
their first two children were born in IA and the remainder in Indiana.Their children, except Bailey, moved at
some time to Oklahoma (Indian Territory).Bailey Barnett lived his entire life in Indiana, and James left Oklahoma
but later returned to IN.The
others remained in OK all their lives.(R‑69, R‑71, R‑43, R‑72)

Jefferson Tilford Boling (428),
called Tilford, was born about 1851.He first married Mary S. Graham.He married second Ludie Albertson, daughter of John Calvin Albertson and
Fanny Wise, on 14 Jan. 1893 in Salem, Washington Co., IN.She was born about 1873 in MO.Ludie and Tilford divorced on 21 March
1899, recorded in Divorces, Books 5 and 6, Washington Co., IN.Ludie's other husband was Charles
Arledge.(R‑72)

Children - Boling

1470.Madge E. Boling, b. 20 May 1896
(Washington Co., IN).

CHILDREN OF JOHN B. BOLING (92) AND ELIZA A. E. NICHOLSON

Alvin Boling (430) was born about
1838 in Indiana.He married
Margaret Gordon, daughter of Howard Gordon and Mary Shields, on 24 Jan. 1861 in
Salem, Washington Co., IN.She was
born 12 Dec. 1836 and died 17 May 1871, both in Washington Co., IN.(R‑72)

Benjamin R. Boling (433) was born
in 1847 in Washington Co., IN, died in April 1918 in Nashville, Washington Co.,
IN, and was buried in Spring Hill Cem.He married Mary A. (“Mollie”) McClasky on 12 March 1874 in Washington
Co., IN.(R‑68, R‑43)

Amanda M. Boling (436) was born 27
May 1853, died 11 Jan. 1945 in Washington Co., IN, and was buried in Quaker
Orthodox Cem., Washington Co., IN.She married David Marion Shields, son of Abel Shields and Peninah
Winslow, on 31 July 1877 in Salem, Washington Co., IN.He was born 8 May 1846 and died 11 Oct.
1889, both in Washington Co., IN.Their children were born in Washington Co., IN.

James Harvey Boling (437) was born
about 1859 in Indiana, and died in 1948 in Ladoga, Montgomery Co., IN.He married Eunice Ann Hobbs, daughter
of John Hobbs and Hannah Overman, on 30 Dec. 1880 in Salem, Washington Co.,
IN.She was born 4 April 1860 and
died 29 Jan. 1936, both in Washington Co., IN.Their children were born in Washington Co., IN.(R‑72)

Elijah Jefferson Boling (439) was
born 12 Jan. (or July) 1864 in Washington Twp., Washington Co., IN, died 30
Jan. 1942 in Elma, Grays Harbor Co., WA, and was buried in the I.O.O.F. Cem.,
Elma, WA.He married Mary Alice
Hattabaugh, daughter of Jonathan Lee Hattabaugh and Elizabeth A. (“Lizzia”)
Walker, on 13 Oct. 1887 in Monroe Twp., Washington Co., IN.She was born 12 Dec. 1866 in Monroe
Twp., IN, died 5 Oct. 1948 in Elma, WA, and was also buried in the I.O.O.F.
Cem.Their first six children were
born in Washington Co., IN, and the last three in Grays Harbor Co., WA.(R‑68, R‑43)

Jemima J. Nicholson (440) was born
about 1835-7 in Indiana, and died 27 Dec. 1901 in Washington Co., IN.She married John Martin Bottorff, son
of Henry Bottorff and Dorcas Chambers, on 12 Oct. 1856 in Washington Co.,
IN.He was born in 1835 in IN, and
died 29 May 1900 in Washington Co., IN.He served in the Civil War as a private in Co. B, 16th Indiana.He suffered deafness at Sabin
Crossroads.They were both buried
in Rush Creek Cem.Their children
were born in Washington Co., IN.(R‑68)

Bayley B. T. Nicholson (444) was
born about 1845 in Washington Co., IN, and died 18 March 1879.He married Eliza J. Naugle.(R‑68)

Children - Nicholson

1506.Elmer Mansford Nicholson

James K. Polk Nicholson (446) was
born in 1849 in Washington Co., IN, and died in 1880.He married Elvira ("Vira") Gibbons on 7 March
1873. .She was born about 1856 in
IN, daughter of Henry Gibbons and Ann Elizabeth Wilson, and was buried in the
Hicksite Cem., Washington Co., IN.She divorced James.She
then married Henry Franklin Bottorff (#1499) on 1 Dec. 1881.See #1499 for children of Elvira by her
2nd marriage.(R‑68)

Joel D. Nicholson (448) was born 14
Nov. 1854 in Washington Co., IN, and died 22 April 1915.He married Effie Margaret Nicholson,
daughter of Larkin Francis Marion Nicholson and Jane Boling, on 10 July 1879 in
Salem, Washington Co., IN.She was
born 12 Nov. 1863 in Indiana, died 25 Sept. 1948, and was buried in Crown Hill
Cem., Salem, Washington Co., IN according to her obituary.This family was recorded on the 1880
census in Washington, Washington Co., IN living with his widowed mother Bethena,
and the 1900 and 1910 censuses, still in Washington, IN; their children were
born in Indiana.According to her
obituary furnished by the Washington County Historical Society, she was the
mother of six children, two who preceded her in death:Mabel and Nolan.In 1910, Effie stated that five of her
eight children were living, so the number of children listed in her obituary is
probably incorrect.(R‑68)

Seth Boling (454) was born 18 (or
28) Aug. 1851 in Indiana, died 17 April 1925 in Washington Co., IN, and was buried
in Plattsburg Cem., Monroe Twp., Washington Co., INHe first married Phoebe Shields, daughter of John Shields
and Deborah Coffin, on 25 July 1875 in Salem, Washington Co., IN.She was born 28 Dec. 1857 and died in
1895, both in Washington Co., IN.

He married second Mary Gordon,
daughter of David Gordon and Lovey Boling, on 28 Oct. 1900 in Salem, IN.She was born 25 Jan. 1848 in Indiana,
died 5 July 1919 in Washington Co., IN, and was buried in Plattsburg Cem.,
Monroe Twp., Washington Co., IN.She first married Thomas B. Bryan, on 11 Feb. 1875.By that marriage, she had 2 children:
Thomas B. Bryan, b. 2 July 1876, m. Adeline Goodpasture, 10 June 1910 (Salem,
IN), d. 13 April 1981 (Washington Co., IN); and William W. Bryan, b.c. 1877
(Washington Co., IN).

Bailey Boling (455) was born about
1855, died 7 Oct. 1923, and was buried in Winslow Cem., Washington Twp., all in
Washington Co., IN.He first
married Mariah Spurgeon, daughter of Levi Spurgeon and Sarah Jane Weston, on 28
Jan. 1875 at Salem, Washington Co., IN.She was born about 1857 in IN, and died 5 March 1905 in Washington Co.,
IN.Their children were born in
Washington Co., IN.He married
second Rachiel M. Rodman on 27 June 1905 at Salem, IN.There were no children from this second
marriage.(R‑72)

Samuel Trueblood (457) was born 9
Dec. 1851 and died 22 June 1937, both in Washington Co., IN.He married Mary Etta Goodpasture,
daughter of William Goodpasture and Sarah Ann Botts, on 23 Feb. 1884 in Salem,
Washington Co., IN.She was born
13 Nov. 1865 and died 12 Dec. 1943, both in Washington Co., IN.Their children were born in Washington
Co., IN.(R‑72)

Randolph Trueblood (458) was born
25 Sept. 1853 in Washington Co., IN, and died 28 March 1929 in Hartshorne,
Pittsburg Co., OK.He married
Penelopy O'Hara, daughter of William O'Hara and Sarah Early, on 13 Aug. 1873 in
Salem, Washington Co., IN.She was
born 10 Aug. 1855 in Washington Co., IN, and died 12 May 1946 in Hartshorne,
OK.Their children were born in
Washington Co., IN.

Penelopy had first married Seth
Shields, son of John Shields and Deborah Coffin.He was born 7 July 1855 and died 26 Oct. 1941, both in
Washington Co., IN.They had one
child, Amanda Shields, b. 4 Aug. 1876 in Washington Co., IN, d. 1 June 1964 in
Salem, IN, m. George Dallas Peugh on 20 Jan. 1901 in Salem, IN.(There seems to be an error here;
Randolph and Penelopy’s marriage date is 13 Aug. 1873, but Penelopy and Seth
Shields’ child was b. 4 Aug. 1876?)Seth married second Eldora Willcutt.(R‑72)

Frasmus Trueblood (459) was born 25
Dec. 1855 and died 23 Dec. 1926, both in Washington Co., IN.He married Sarah Winslow, daughter of
Josiah Winslow and Sarah Shields, on 20 Sept. 1877 in Salem, Washington Co.,
IN.She was born 14 Oct. 1855 and
died 30 Dec. 1943, both in Washington Co., IN.Their children were born in Washington Co., IN.(R‑72)

Ann Maria (or Mariah) Hattabaugh
(460) was born about 1846 and died before 1880, both in Washington Co.,
IN.She first married David
Johnson on 12 March 1863 in Salem, Washington Co., IN, as recorded in the
Washington Co., IN, Marriage Records, p. 208.He was born 24 May 1830.She married second Thomas Oliver Denny (or Denney), son of
George Denny and Maria Lumley, on 23 March 1865 at Salem, IN.In the Marriage Record for Washington
Co. (1953-1920), they are listed as Thomas Denney and Ann Johnson.He was born in 1840 in Washington, IN,
and died 15 Dec. 1876 in Washington Co., IN.Their children were born in Washington Co., IN.In the Monroe Twp., Washington Co. 1880
census, Halle, Carrie A., and George W. were listed as living with their
grandparents, George and Sarah.

George Denny was the son of Thomas
Denny (or Denney) and Mary Hattabaugh.Mary Hattabaugh was the daughter of George Hattabaugh amd Mary Coiner
(or Keiner).Thomas’s father,
George, died a widower of pneumonia at the age of 74 on 31 March 1885 in Monroe
Twp., Washington Co., IN.(R‑43,
R‑72)

Eliza Jane Hattabaugh (461) was
born 22 July 1848, died 29 Oct. 1917 in Washington Co., IN, and was buried in
Plattsburg Cem., Monroe Twp., Washington Co., IN.She married Isaac ("Ike") C. Baker, Jr., son of
Isaac C. Baker and Rebecca Williams, on 1 July 1869 in Salem, Washington Co.,
IN.He was born about 1848, and
died 10 July 1895 in Washington Co., IN.Eliza’s obituary stated of her thirteen children, four died young.(R‑43, R‑72)

Josephine Adelaide Hattabaugh (463)
was born 22 Oct. 1855, died 27 Jan. 1932 in Washington Co., IN, and was buried
in Plattsburg Cem.She first
married Charles Conner on 9 Sept. 1876 in Washington Co., IN, as recorded in
Marriage Records, p. 20She
married second Flanders Denny, son of Morris Thomas Denny and Sarah Gordon, on
5 Sept. 1883 in Salem, IN.According to Denny Genealogy,
Third Book, by Margaret Collins Denny Dixon and Elizabeth Chapman Denny Vann,
1951, he was born 11 Nov. 1857 and died 3 March 1932, both in Washington Co.,
IN.Josephine and Flanders are
listed in the 1900 Washington Co. census as having a daughter and a son listed
below.

R‑43 writes: Vinnie Denny was
a school teacher – she and my mother, Florence E. (Peugh) Weddle knew
each other.Even though my
grandmother, Carrie Alice (Denny) Peugh was a Denny, Vinnie told my mother they
were not related – different Denny families.(R‑43)

Children - Denny

1569.Vinnie Frances Denny, b.c. 1887.

1570.Vernny C. Denny, b.c. 1892.

CHILDREN OF ALBERT G. BOLING (103) AND SARAH JOHNSON

Willard Boling (477) was born 14
July 1861, died 2 March 1895 in Salem, IN, and was buried in Winslow,
Washington Twp., all in Washington Co., IN.He married Polly Ann Goodpasture, daughter of Benjamine
Franklin Goodpasture and Nancy Ann Clendenon, on 2 March 1895 in Salem, IN.She was born 19 Oct. 1876 and died 21
Jan. 1975, both in Washington Co., IN.(R‑72)

Mary Boling (479) was born 13 Oct.
1866 in Washington Co., IN, and died 26 Dec. 1937.She married Sherman Winslow, son of John Winslow and
Margaret Hollowell, on 28 Feb. 1884 in Salem, IN.He was born 12 Nov. 1859 in Washington Co., IN, and died 21
Aug. 1906.(R‑72)

Nancy Jane Graves (492) was born 21
Jan. 1867 in NC, and died 8 July 1891.She married Remus Cagle.(R‑56)

Children - Cagle

1587.Lula Cagle

1588.Mattie Cagle

Cornelia A. Graves (494) was born
about 1871 in NC.She married W.
S. Freeman.(R‑56)

Children - Freeman

1589.Rupert H. Freeman

1590.Claude Freeman

1591.Bertha Freeman

1592.Dora Freeman

CHILDREN OF SARAH GRAVES (108) AND MICHAEL COX

Joshua D. Cox (496) was born 24
Feb. 1857 and died 2 April 1887.He married Ida Mabel Riggs.She was born 20 March 1860 and died 13 Oct. 1885.They were recorded on the 1880 census
in Chocowinity, Beaufort Co., NC.(R‑56)

Children - Cox

1593.William A. Cox, b.c. 1877 (NC).

1594.Ada E. Cox, b.c. 1878 (NC).

1595.Ina A. Cox, b.c. 1880 (NC); 4
months old on the 1880 census.

1596.Loyd E Cox, b. 22 May 1881, d. 19
July 1881.

1597.Emmett B. Cox, b. 25 July 1883, d.
2 Oct. 1884.

1598.Earl Burton Cox, b. 24 May 1885, d.
21 Feb. 1905.

Nancy (“Nannie”) Jane Cox (498) was
born 1 Sept. 1862 and died 17 Sept. 1937.She married William Altenderfer on 23 Oct. 1881.He was born 12 March 1859 and died 13
Mach 1942.(R‑56)

Elzavan Luther (499) was born about
1852 (or Oct. 1848[55]) in NC, and
died after 1910.He married
Margaret Melvina Luther, daughter of Abraham Luther and Mary Shaw, on 29 Aug.
1872 in Randolph Co., NC.She was
born in Oct. 1850[56] in NC, and
also died after 1910.This family
was recorded on the 1880, 1900 and 1910 censuses in Randolph Co., NC.In 1900 and 1910, Margaret stated that
five of her eight children were living.(R‑59)

Children - Luther

1604.John A. Luther, b.c. 1873.

1605.Mary Corrinah Luther, b. 20 Dec. 1877,
d. 15 Nov. 1892.

1606.Braxton Luther, b. Nov. 1883.

1607.Hillary Luther, b. March 1885.

1608.Beddy S. Luther, b. Oct. 1888, d.
Oct. 1891.

1609.Dora Belle Luther, b. Oct. 1892.

1610.Lacy Luther, b.c. Nov. 1895.

William Charles Luther (500) was
born in Feb. 1854 in Randolph Co., NC, and died 25 Nov. 1924 in Davidson Co.,
NC (Book 11, p. 5).He married
Nancy J. Ledwell, daughter of Thomas Ledwell and Cynthia Cranford, on 22 Jan.
1874 in Randolph Co., NC.She was
born in March 1857 in NC, and died 23 July 1938 in Randolph Co., NC.This family was recorded on the 1880
and 1900-1920 censuses in Randolph Co., NC.In 1900, Nancy stated that five of her six children were
living.(R‑59)

Mary Jane Luther (501) was born 10
May 1856 in NC, and died 18 July 1937 in Madison Co., NC.She married Ransom (or Ramson)
Voncannon (or Vuncannon), son of Daniel Voncannon and Mary Latham, on 25 Dec.
1873 in Randolph Co., NC.He was
born in Oct. 1849 in NC, and died 18 June 1924 in Pender Co., NC.Their children were born in NC.This family was recorded on the 1880
and 1900-1920 censuses in Randolph Co., NC.In 1900, Mary stated that three of her four children were
living.(R‑10, R‑59)

Melvina ("Mel") Luther
(502) was born 12 Dec. 1858 in Randolph Co., NC, and died 25 Oct. 1953 in
Randolph Co., NC.She married
Lewis Vuncannon (or Voncannon) about 1875.He was born in Aug. 1853 in NC, and died before 1910.In 1910, Melvina stated that seven of
her nine children were living.The
family wasrecorded on the 1880,
1900 and 1910 censuses in Union township, Randolph Co., NC.Melvina was still living in Randolph
Co., NC on the 1920 census; by 1930, she had moved to her son Jesse’s in High
Point, Guilford Co., NC.

Peggy Fuller remembers visiting
Aunt Mel as a child in the late 1930's and early 1940's.At that time she lived in High Point,
NC with her son Jesse and her daughter-in-law."She was small in stature and had a wonderful sense of
humor.I imagine that she might
have looked like Jane Graves."(R‑10, R‑59)

Asa Luther (503) was born 4 Oct.
1860, died 23 Oct. 1935, and was buried in High Pines Wesleyan Church Cem., all
in Randolph Co., NC.He first
married Angeline Voncannon on 1 April 1883 in Randolph Co., NC (Book 4, p.
115).She was born 23 Nov. 1858
and died in a typhoid epidemic in 1897 in the Seagrove/Pisgah, N.C. area.He married second Joan Lewallen on 2
Oct. 1912 in Randolph Co., NC (Book 6, p. 185).She was born about 1880 in NC, and died before 1930.(R‑10, R‑59)

Pirenah Alvira Graves (504) was
born in Sept. 1858 in NC, died in 1940, and was buried in Oak Grove Methodist
Church Cem., Randolph Co., NC.She
married Thomas Postell Lassiter, son of John Lassiter and Lydia Henley, on 13
March 1873 in Randolph Co., NC (Book 4, p. 3); she was listed as Alvira P.
Graves on her marriage record.Thomas was born 8 March 1849 and died in 1916.This family was recorded on the 1880, 1900-1920 censuses in
New Hope, Randolph Co., NC; their children were born in NC.Pirenah and Addie were recorded on the
1930 census in Candor, Montgomery Co., NC.(R‑57)

Dora Hudson (514) was born 15 Oct.
1874, and died 6 Oct. 1941, both in Montgomery Co., NC.She married Gilbert Tucker, son of
Jesse Tucker and Zilpha C. Nichols, on 27 Jan. 1893 in Montgomery Co.He was born 16 Feb. 1860 in Denton, NC,
and died 16 April 1929 in High Point, NC.(R‑61)

Adelaide Victoria Thayer (522) was
born 15 April 1860 in NC, died on 25 Dec. 1889 in Montgomery Co., NC, and was
buried in Eleazer Church Cem, United Methodist Church, Randolph Co., NC.She died of whooping cough and
pneumonia three days after her last child died.She married Enoch Lyndon Callicott, son of Harrison B. Callicott
and Deborah Wright of Montgomery Co., NC, on 15 April 1877 in Montgomery Co.,
NC.He was born about 1853 and
died 16 Oct. 1930, both in Montgomery Co., NC. They were recorded on the 1880
census in Ophir, Montgomery Co., NC.Their children were born in Montgomery Co., NC.Enoch married second Irene Brown and
had two more sons.(R‑44, R‑50)

Queen Alice Thayer (523) was born
29 Sept. 1862 in NC, and died 27 May 1929, probably in NC.She married Marion E. Futrell, called
Elzie, about 1879.He was born 20
March 1858 in NC, and died 19 Sept. 1930.They were buried in the Deep River Friends Church Cem., Jamestown,
Guilford Co., NC.This family was
recorded on the 1900-1920 censuses in Jamestown, NC.All their children were born in NC.Some members of this family use the
spelling Futrelle.(R‑50)

George Calvin Williams (547) was
born in Oct. 1861 in Indiana, and died about 1941 at age 78.He first married Sarah Summers on 9
July 1881 in Clay Co., IN.He
married second Melissa Jane Thompson, daughter of William Thompson and Agnes ‑‑‑‑‑‑,
on 4 July 1891 in Clay Co., IN.She was born in June 1872 in IN, and died between 1920 and 1930.All his children were born in IN.He was almost certainly the George
Williams in the 1880 census of Van Buren Twp., Clay Co., IN, page 323D, living
in the household of Nathaniel Burbank as a farm laborer.This family was recorded on the
1900-1920 censuses in Clay Co., IN.In 1910, Jane stated that six of her seven children were living.At the time of his death, George had 10
grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.(R‑52)

Martha
Ellen Williams (552) was born 17 March 1871 in Hancock Co., OH, died 27 Jan.
(or 29 June) 1950 of cancer in Frogtown, Clay Co., IN, and was buried in
Harmony, Clay Co., IN.The 1880
census listed her as Sarah M. Williams, probably either an error or a
subsequent change of name.She
married Dora Watson Parker, son of Ord Parker and Margaret Drummond, on 3 June
1889 in Frogtown, IN.He was born
2 Oct. 1870, and died 6 Nov. 1939, hit by a school bus while riding his
bicycle, both in Frogtown, IN.(R‑52)

William S. Graves (579) was born
about 1859 in IL, and died after 1920, probably in OK.He married Mary E. ‑‑‑‑‑‑
about 1889.She was born about
1870 and died after 1920; her place of birth was listed as PA in 1910 and WV in
1920.Mary was the mother of two
living children, but only one resided with the family in 1910.They were recorded on the 1910 and 1920
censuses in Greenwood, Ellis Co., OK.(R‑80)

Children - Graves

1665.Roscoe F. Graves, b.c. 1890 (KS).

CHILDREN OF DREWRY GRAVES
(135)

Isaac Graves (589) was born 14 Jan.
1861 in Grant Twp., Nodaway Co., MO, died 10 Sept. 1938, possibly in Jefferson
Twp., Andrew Co., MO, and was buried in Green Cem., Andrew Co., MO.He married Amanda Murray, daughter of
Aaron L. Murray and his second wife Martha ‑‑‑‑‑‑.Amanda was born 17 March 1861, died 30
March 1926, and was also buried in Green Cem.Amanda was a half-sister to Eleanor (“Nellie”) Murray who
married Robert Graves, an uncle of Isaac Graves.Isaac and Amanda made their home near that of John H. Graves
on Route 2, St. Joseph, although located in Andrew Co., MO.(R‑38, R‑201)

Dennis Drewry Graves (596) was born
8 Sept. 1883 in Nodaway Co., MO, and died 24 Dec. 1927 in Wesley Hospital,
Oklahoma City, OK.He had been in
an automobile accident and suffered a fractured skull.He was buried in Grace Lawn Cem., lot
no. 45, Edmond, Oklahoma Co., OK.He married Josephine Roberts on 4 June 1913 in El Reno, Canadian Co.,
OK.She was born 12 May 1897 in El
Reno, and died of a stroke 9 Dec. 1967 in OK.They lived in Edmond, OK.After Dennis died, Josephine married second Boyd E. Custer,
who was living in Midwest City, OK in 1964.The last two children were born on the family’s farm near
Edmond, OK.(R‑201)

Children - Graves

+1677.Garland Drewry Graves, b. 20 May 1915, m. Florence
Johnson.

1678.Dennis D. Graves (called “Tubby”),
b. 29 June 1917.

1679.Berna Dean Graves, b. 25 March
1928.

CHILDREN OF MARY E. GRAVES
(136) AND MILES O. MARSHALL

Nancy Elizabeth Marshall (597) was
born 18 Jan. 1856 in Holt Co., MO, died 17 Sept. 1941 in Topeka, Shawnee Co.,
KS, and was buried in Mt. Auburn Cem., Topeka, KS.She married Joshua Baskins, son of William Baskins and Ann
Singery, on 10 Aug. 1876 in Wathena, Doniphan Co., KS.He was born in Dec. 1846 in Morrow Co.,
OH, died 19 Dec. 1916, and was also buried in Mt. Auburn Cem.Their children were born in Atchison,
Atchison Co., KS.(R‑201)

Mary Miles Zenter Marshall (600)
was born 17 Sept. 1869 in Wathena, Doniphan Co., KS, and died 9 May 1937 in
Enid, Garfield Co., OK.She first
married Calvin Barragar.She married
second George Henry Bowdish, son of Nathan Bowdish and Elizabeth ‑‑‑‑‑‑,
on 26 Oct. 1892 in Des Moines, Polk Co., IA.George was born 15 Feb. 1867 in northern Indiana, and died
14 May 1945 in Enid, OK.He was a
Baptist minister.(R‑201)

William Henry Graves (603) was born
26 Aug. 1866 in Savannah, Andrew Co., MO, died 15 Dec. 1936 in OK, and was
buried 19 Dec. 1936 in I.O.O.F. Cem., 2 miles south, ½ mile west of Glencoe in
Payne Co., OKHe married Ida Belle
Baker of Nodaway Co., MO, daughter of John W. Baker of MO, about 1886.She was born 29 Sept. 1868, died 30
March 1924 on the family farm on Route 2, Stillwater, OK and was buried 3 April
1924 in Fairlawn Cem., one mile east of Stillwater.At one time William Henry Graves owned two farms located in
Payne Co., 6 miles north, 3 miles east of Stillwater, described as
follows:(1) the northwest quarter
of Section 19, Twp. 20 North of Range 3 East; and (2) the southwest quarter of
Section 18, Twp. 20 North of Range 3 East. (R‑201)

John Harvey Graves (604) was born
1868, and died several years prior to 1960 in California.He married Rosa Vaughn.He was a barber.(R‑201)

Children - Graves

1703.Barnard Graves

1704.daughter

Peter Martin Graves (605) was born
16 April 1872, died 15 March 1943, and was buried, all in Savannah, Andrew Co.,
MO.He first married Arra Belle
Adkins, known as Belle, in 1891 or 1892.He married second Mary Ann Bowers of Savannah, daughter of Bill
Bowers.Bill died when Mary Ann
was a baby, and his wife died when Mary Ann was 3 years old.After the deaths of her parents, Mary
Ann was raised by her aunts.Mary
Ann was born 25 Nov. 18--, died 25 Dec. 1947, both in Savannah, and was buried
there on the 27th.Peter Martin Graves lived his entire lifetime around Amazonia and
Savannah in Andrew Co., MO.(R‑201)

Rachel Amy (“Pet”) Graves (608) was
born 5 Feb. 1865 near St. Joseph, Andrew Co., MO, died 30 Dec. 1934 in St.
Joseph, and was buried there.She
married Andrew Johnson Warner, brother of William E. Warner who married Pet’s
sister Martha.Andrew died 8 April
1938.He and William were sons of
John Warner and Adaline Blankenship.Their children were born in St. Joseph, MO.(R‑201)

John Henry Graves (609) was born in
1868 near St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., MO, died in 1946, and was buried in Green
Cem., Andrew Co., MO.He married
Maud Ann Fuller, daughter of Jackson Fuller and Emma Williams of Andrew Co.,
MO..She was born in 1874 and died
30 Sept. 1948.Grieving over the
deaths of her husband John and son Virgil, she committed suicide.Maud had a brother, Charles Fuller,
who, with his family, lived most of their lives in California.Her other siblings were Twila who
married an Hawaiian named Canoe (or Kanoe) and was never heard from again; and
Earl Fuller who married Stella ‑‑‑‑‑‑ and
lived in Andrew Co., MO.Most of
them had curly hair.The John H.
Graves family lived first in Holt Co., MO, and later in Amazonia, Andrew Co.,
MO.(R‑38, R‑201)

Children - Graves

+1717.Ernest Leroy Graves, b. 1894, m. Lula E. Howe, d. 10
July 1982.

1718.Virgil Franklin (“Pat”) Graves, b.
1899, d. 30 July 1948.Virgil
wrote his brother Ernest that he didn’t want to live anymore; he committed
suicide but his body was not found until 31 Dec. 1948.Bur. 3 Jan. 1949 in Green Cem.Pat and his father played fiddles; R‑38
was given Pat’s fiddle by her grandfather Ernest.

+1719.Opal Graves, m. Roy Warner.

1720.Myrtle Inda Graves, m. George B.
Degen, d. before 1999.He died in
1972 after being struck by a car while crossing St. Joseph Ave. in St. Joseph,
MO.They adopted a son, Norman
George Degen, who died at about 9 years of age.

Sarah Graves (611) was born 1874 in
Missouri.She married ‑‑‑‑‑‑
George.(R‑201)

Children - George

1721.Frank George, d. 1962.

1722.Ruby George

Robert F. Graves, Jr. (612) was
born in 1878 (or 1883 per R‑38) near St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., MO, died
in 1911, and was buried in Green Cem., Andrew Co., MO.He married Ella Vessor as her first
husband.She was born in 1883,
died in 1958, and was also buried in Green Cem.After Robert’s death, Ella married second ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Jessup.She married third James
Graves from Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales (no known relationship to the Robert
Graves family).Ella had no
children by her second or third marriages.However, her third husband, James Graves, had five children
by his previous marriage.(R‑38,
R‑201)

Minnie May Marshall (618) was born
3 March 1875 in Lafayette, Stevens Co., KS, and died 20 May 1959 in Broadlawns
General Hospital, Des Moines, Polk Co., IA, of heart trouble following a second
operation for a fractured right hip.She was buried 23 May 1959 in Highland Memory Gardens (space 2, block 1,
lot 74-A of Resurrection Gardens), Des Moines, IA.She first married James Clinton (“Clint”) Sheppard, son of
James Findley Sheppard and Ruth B. Hibbs, as his second wife, on 2 Aug. 1894 in
Indianola, Warren Co., IA.He was
born 8 Dec. 1867 near Rapids City, Zuma Twp., Rock Island Co., IL, and died 4
Jan. 1934 at the Sioux Valley Hospital, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha Co., SD.He was buried in the Knights of Pythias
section of Pleasant View Cem. (block 6, lot 10, grave 6) in the small town of
Valley Springs, about 16 miles east of Sioux Falls in Minnehaha Co., SD.He had first married Ella Gist on 6
Jan. 1892, possibly in Des Moines, IA.She died in childbirth on 13 Nov. 1892, and the newborn son died the
next day.Minnie May Marshall and
Clint Sheppard separated during the summer of 1911, the girls going with their
mother to live in Des Moines, and Clint settling in Valley Springs, SD.Their children were born in Ankeny,
Crocker Twp., Polk Co., IA.

Minnie married second Orren Taylor,
eldest child of William Richard Taylor and Euphemia Morgan, as his second wife,
on 10 Feb. 1938 in What Cheer, Keokuk Co., IA.He was born 6 April 1871 on a farm near Earlham, Madison
Co., IA, died 19 Jan. 1960 in Broadlawns General Hospital, Des Moines, and was
buried in Jordan Cem., Walnut Twp., near West Des Moines, Polk Co., IA.He had first married Anna Mariah Smith
in Herndon, Guthrie Co., IA, and they had four children.Anna died 22 Jan. 1900, or shortly
thereafter, in Earlham, Madison Co., IA, when her fourth child was born.(R‑201)

Children - Sheppard

1726.Mabel Ann Sheppard, b. 14 Dec.
1895, m. Chester Herbert Wright.They divorced and she resumed her maiden name.No children.She moved from Des Moines, IA to live with her sister in San Jose in
1960.

Thomas William Marshall (619) was
born 7 Feb. 1878 in Savannah, Andrew Co., MO, died 19 July 1951 in Des Moines,
Polk Co., Iowa, and was buried there in Highland Memory Gardens.He married Vesta A. Roe, daughter of
Charles Albert Roe and Kate Emma Daniels, on 4 Jan. 1903 in Valley Junction
(now West Des Moines), Iowa.She
was born 31 Jan. 1878 in Cherokee, Cherokee Co., Iowa, died 10 Feb. 1950 in Elm
Crest Nursing Home, Des Moines, and was buried there in Highland Memory
Gardens.(R‑201)

Children - Marshall

1728.Clyde Thomas Marshall, b. 15 July
1919 (Des Moines, Iowa), m(1) Ruth Urban, 15 May 1943, m(2) Patricia Lee
Burgess, 6 July 1953.He was
divorced from his first wife 3 July 1953.His second wife had previously been married to Claude Howard Dulaney II,
and had one son.They were
divorced in 1953.No children by
either marriage.

CHILDREN OF MARGARET E. GRAVES
(143) AND WILLIAM A WARD

Minnie Alice Ward (623) was born 15
Nov. 1875 in Woodson Co., KS, died 16 April 1915 in St. Joseph, Buchanan Co.,
MO, and was buried 18 April 1915 in Mt. Auburn Cem., St. Joseph.She married Francis Marion (“Frank”)
Jones on 4 May 1892 in St. Joseph.They lived in St. Joseph, MO.(R‑201)

Ella Ward (624) was born 10 Nov.
1881 in Elk Co., KS, and died 19 April 1913 near Webb City, Jasper Co.,
MO.She first married Dan Edwards
about 1900.They divorced.She married second Rance Stanley Hood,
son of John Hood.He was born 6
July 1879, died 8 March 1925 in Locust Grove, Mayes Co., OK, and was buried
there 10 March 1925.He married
second her sister Lillie.(R‑201)

Lillie Ward (625) was born 6 Dec.
1888 in Cherokee Nation, in northeastern Oklahoma, died 13 Aug. 1946 in Tuttle,
Grady Co., Okla., and was buried there 15 Aug. 1946.She first married Rance Stanley Hood, her sister Ella’s
second husband, son of John Hood, in Joplin, Jasper Co., MO.Rance died 8 March 1925, and was buried
10 March in Locust Grove, Mayes Co., OK.She married second William I. Medlock, son of Tom Richard Medlock and
Mary Lizabeth ‑‑‑‑‑‑, on 25 Oct. 1926 in
Pryor, Mayes Co., OK.He was born
11 Sept. 1877 in Llano Co., Texas, died 24 June 1959 in Norman, Cleveland Co.,
OK., and was buried 27 June 1959 in Tuttle, Grady Co., OK. There were no children
by this second marriage.(R‑201)

William Mason Craig (633) was born
25 Sept. 1862, and died 30 July 1951 in Clay Co., IN.He married Cora Nevada Gardner, daughter of David Gardner
and Mary C. Allard, on 17 Jan. 1886 in Harmony, Clay Co., IN.She was born 5 Oct. 1867 and died 12
Nov. 1951.(R‑45)

William Sanford Muncie (638) was
born 31 July 1866 and died 31 Aug. 1950, both in Brazil, Clay Co., IN, and was
buried in Union Cem., Jackson Twp., Clay Co., IN.He married Margaret Wallace.She was born 10 Oct. 1867, died in 1938 in Brazil, IN, and
was also buried in Union Cem.(R‑45)

Armilda J. Muncie (639) was born 18
Sept. 1870 and died 21 April 1905, both in Jackson Twp., Clay Co., IN.She married Otis E. Whittington on 8
March 1891 in Jackson Twp., IN.He
was born in Aug. 1867 and died in 1946, both in Jackson Twp., IN.(R‑45)

William Leonard Muncie (641) was
born 23 July 1874 and died 5 Jan. 1949, both in Jackson Twp., IN, and was
buried in Croy’s Creek Cem., Putnam Co., IN.He married Sarah Allen Myers, daughter of Michael Myers and
Lavina Kingery, on 15 May 1895 in Jackson Twp., IN.She was born 9 Aug.1874 in Jackson Twp., IN, died 1 Dec.
1951 in Brazil, Clay Co., IN, and was also buried in Croy’s Creek Cem.(R‑45)

Rosella A. Muncie (643) was born 15
Jan. 1879 in Clay Co., IN, and died 12 Jan. 1908 in Brazil, Clay Co., IN.She married Joseph Erley.He was born in 1875, and died in 1923
in Brazil, IN.(R‑45)

Children - Erley

1766.Horace Erley

CHILDREN OF DREWRY M. GRAVES
(151)

Jack Con Graves (646) was born 1886
in Plattsmouth, Cass Co., NE, and died 21 April 1962 in Bellevue, NE.As a child, he lived with his
grandmother after his parents were divorced.He married ‑‑‑‑‑‑, and
they lived on West 30th St. in Bellevue, NE.(R‑201)

Children - Graves

1767.Jack M. Graves; lived at the old
house on West 30th Street in 1969.

Sarah E. Green (660) was born 10 Aug.
1844 in Perry Co., AR, died in 1931 in Gonzales Co., TX, and was buried in
Waelder Masonic Cem., Waelder, TX.She married Capt. George E. Lynch on 22 Jan. 1866 in Gonzales Co., TX.He was born in 1833 or 1834 in KY, died
in 1909, and was also buried in Waelder Masonic Cem.(R‑31, R‑210)

William Polk Green (661) was born
12 May 1846 in Lewisburg, Perry Co., AR, died 15 Aug. 1931, and was buried in
Wimberly, TX.He first married
Julia Henrietta Lewis on 16 April 1870 in Gonzales Co., TX.She was born about 1852 in TX.They had one daughter.He married second Maggie Parks Robards
(or Rabords) on 10 Feb. 1875 in Gonzales Co., TX.She was born 5 March 1844 in KY, died 27 Nov. 1894, and was
buried in Gonzales Masonic Cem., Gonzales, TX.They had three sons and four daughters.(R‑31, R‑210)

Rebecca Jane (“Jennie”) Green (663)
was born 7 Jan. 1850 in Gonzales Co., TX, died 4 Feb. 1913 in Yoakum Co., TX,
and was buried in Oak Grov Cem., Yoakum.She married Edward Burleson Hill, son of John Christopher Foster Hill
and Mary Elizabeth Owen, on 8 Aug. 1867 in Thompsonville, TX.He was born 10 Oct. 1842 in Tennessee,
and died 22 March 1915 in Yoakum Co., TX.(R‑31)

Georgia Hannah Green (665) was born
in 1854 in Gonzales Co., TX, and died after 1900.She married Frank P. Webb about 1876.He was born in Feb. 1851 in TN, and
died after 1920, probably in TX.Their children were born in TX.(R‑31, R‑210)

1802.Otto Webb, b. May 1885, d. after
1900.Died young of tuberculosis.

James Aaron “(Bud”) Green (666) was
born in April 1857 in Gonzales Co., TX.He married Louisa E. Branham on 17 Nov. 1880 in Gonzales Co., TX.She was born in Feb. 1860 in VA.All their children were born in TX.(R‑31, R‑210)

Children - Green

1803.Carlton C. Green, b. Oct. 1882.

1804.John G. Green, b. Feb. 1886.

1805.Clarence Green, b. Nov. 1888.

1806.Lester Green, b. May 1894.

1807.Walter Green, b. April 1896.

1808.James L. Green, b. Feb. 1898.

1809.Baylor Green, b. April 1900.

Rosetta Lois (“Det”) Green (669)
was born in 1866 in Gonzales Co., TX, and died about 1936.She married Raymond B. Tanner on 16
Jan. 1884 in Gonzales Co.(R‑31,
R‑210)

Children - Tanner

1810.Audrey Tanner

1811.Pearl Tanner

1812.Jennie Tanner,‑‑‑‑‑‑
Yarborough.

CHILDREN OF MARY BROOKSHIRE (177) AND JAMES M. BERRY

Ervin Peter Kilfoyle Berry (683)
was born 24 Aug. 1835 in AL.He
married Sarah Caroline French on 1 Oct. 1858 in AL.She was born about 1838, and died about 1903 in AL.(R‑89)

Phillip Anderson Berry (688) was
born 21 Jan. 1849 in AL, and died after 1900, probably in TX.He married Sarah J. Bryman about
1875.She was born in April 1855
in TX, and died after 1900.They
were recorded on the 1880 census in Cooke Co., TX, and the 1900 census in Palo
Pinto Co., TX.Their children were
born in TX.(R‑89)

Children - Berry

1814.Claude B. Berry, b. 8 Jan. 1877.

1815.Lillie B. Berry, b. 21 March 1879.

1816.Bryman Berry, b. 19 March 1881.

1817.Charles M. Berry, b. 16 Dec. 1886.

1818.Joseph Allen Berry, b. 9 Jan. 1890.

Grace Hannah Berry (690) was born
30 Dec. 1855 in AL, died 19 March 1948 in Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto Co., TX,
and was buried in Sturdivant Cem., Palo Pinto Co., TX.She married James Joseph Garrett on 5
April 1871 in Marshall Co., AL.He
was born 15 Oct. 1848 in AL, and died 12 Jan. 1905, probably in TX.This family was recorded on the 1880
census in Marble, Garland Co., AR and the 1900 census in Palo Pinto Co.,
TX.(R‑89)

Isaac G. Brookshire (692) was born
in Nov. 1839 in Blount Co., AL, and died between 1910 and 1920, probably in
Nueces Co., TX.He first married
Sallie D. Irwin on 8 Dec. 1874 in Lee Co., MS.She was born about 1856 in MS, and died about 1880 in Lee
Co., MS.Their children were born
in MS.He married second Nancy J.
McCombs, daughter of James McCombs and Sarah G. Hadden, about 1882.She was born in Aug. 1850 in SC.His brother James married her sister
Hannah.Isaac was recorded on the
1880 census in Lee Co., MS with his first wife, and the 190 and 1910 censuses
in Nueces Co., TX with his second wife Nancy.(R‑89)

Children - Brookshire, by Sallie Irwin

1831.Branch Brookshire [female], b.c.
1875.

1832.Lyford Brookshire, b.c. 1878.

1833.Martha Brookshire, b. Nov. 1879.

1834.John G. Brookshire, b.c. 1880.

Children - Brookshire, by Nancy McCombs

1835.Jetta Z. Brookshire, b. March 1886
(TX).

James B. Brookshire (693) was born
about 1841 in Blount Co., AL, died 22 May 1876 in Lee Co., MS, and was buried
in Kyle Cem., Lee Co., MS.He
married Hannah Rebecca McCombs, daughter of James McCombs and Sarah G. Hadden,
on 7 March 1871 in Lee Co., MS.She was born 22 Nov. 1852 in SC, and died 28 May 1924 in Lee Co.,
MS.His brother Isaac married her
sister Nancy.Their children were
born in Lee Co., MS.(R‑89,
R‑95)

Swift B. Brookshire (697) was born
about 1849 in Pontotoc Co., MS, and died after 1910 probably in Lee Co.,
MS.He married Molly E. Johnson on
29 Dec. 1881 in Lee Co., MS.Their
children were born in MS.(R‑84,
R‑85, R‑89)

Jenny Lind Brookshire (698) was
born about 1851 in Pontotoc Co., MS, and died in MS.She married Robert Gordon Creilly, son of Robert H. Creilly
and Mildred Dandridge, on 2 Feb. 1871 in Lee Co., MS.He was born 17 May 1854 in Lee Co., MS, and died 1 March
1924 in Sulphur, Murray Co., OK.Their children were born in Lee Co., MS.(R‑84, R‑85, R‑89)

Ellen F. Brookshire (700) was born
about 1854 in Pontotoc Co., MS.She married W. R. Wilson on 4 Nov. 1880.He was born in April 1856 in TN.Their children were born in MS.(R‑84, R‑85, R‑89)

Children - Wilson

1847.Reginald Wilson, b. Sept. 1883.

1848.Stella L. Wilson, b. Feb. 1891.

Alice E. Brookshire (701) was born
13 Oct. 1856 in Pontotoc Co., MS, and died 11 Oct. 1945 in Lee Co., MS.She married William T. Williams on 10
Feb. 1875 in Lee Co., MS.He was
born in March 1856 in MS.This
family was recorded on the 1900 census in Pontotoc Co., MS.Their children were born in MS.(R‑84, R‑85, R‑89)

Elizabeth Emmaline Billingsley
(705) was born 27 Aug. 1835 in Blount Co., AL, died 17 July 1883 in Palo Pinto
Co., TX, and was buried in Bluff Springs Cem., Ellis Co., TX.She married William Ambrose Long on 28
July 1852 in Pontotoc Co., MS.He
was born 16 March 1828 in Person, NC, died 31 May 1903 in Ferris, Ellis Co.,
TX, and was also buried in Bluff Springs Cem.Their first three children were born in Pontotoc Co., MS,
and the rest in Lee Co., MS.(R‑89)

Sarah C. Billingsley (706) was born
about 1836 in Blount Co., AL, died 22 Feb. 1900 in TX, and was buried in
Nacogdoches Co., TX.She first
married Pinkney B. Rains, son of Bailey Rains, on 13 Aug. 1853 in Pontotoc Co.,
MS.He was born about 1826 in TN,
and died about 1865 in TX.Pinkney’s sister Mahala married Sarah’s uncle Isaac Brookshire.She married second Willilam H.
Yarborough after 1870 in TX.He
was born about 1836 in TN.Their
children were born in Shelby Co., TX.(R‑89)

Courtney P. Billingsley (708) was
born 8 Dec. 1840 in Blount Co., AL, died 27 Jan. 1926 in Shelby Co., TX, and
was buried in Mt. Olive Cem., Shelby Co., TX.She married Edward Marshall Hughes on 23 Dec. 1857 in
Pontotoc Co., MS.He was born 22
Dec. 1833 in SC, and died 10 Aug. 1911 (Shelby Co., TX).Their children were born in Shelby Co.,
TX.(R‑89)

Children - Hughes

1874.Edward C. Hughes, b.c. 1861.

1875.Richard G. Hughes, b.c. 1865.

1876.Winney E. Hughes, b. April 1870.

1877.W. E. Hughes, b.c. 1872.

1878.William H. Hughes, b.c. 1873.

1879.D. Hughes, b.c. 1874.

1880.M. J. Hughes, b.c. 1875.

1881.N. A. Hughes, b.c. 1877.

1882.E. Hughes, b.c. 1878.

1883.M. E. Hughes, b.c. 1879.

Jemima Amanda Billingsley (709) was
born 1 Jan. 1843 in Blount Co., AL, died 20 Sept. 1900 in Shelby Co., TX, and
was buried in Timpson-Woodlawn Cem., Shelby Co., TX.She married Joel Marion Hairgrove, son of Stephen Marion
Hairgrove and Nancy Mary Brown, on 26 Jan. 1860 in Shelby Co., TX.He was born 5 June 1830 in Bedford Co.,
TX, died 5 Dec. 1910 in Shelby Co., TX, and was also buried in Timpson-Woodlawn
Cem.Their children were born in
Shelby Co., TX.(R‑89)

William Mannering Billingsley (710)
was born 9 May 1844 in Pontotoc Co., MS, died 25 Dec. 1888 in Shelby Co., TX,
and was buried in Shady Grove Cem., Shelby Co., TX.He married Mary Rains about 1865 in Shelby Co., TX.She was born 6 April 1842 in TX, died 9
April 1933 in Shelby Co., TX, and was also buried in Shady Grove Cem.Their children were born in Shelby Co.,
TX.(R‑89)

James Thomas Billingsley (711) was
born 25 Dec. 1845 in Pontotoc Co., MS, died 10 July 1945 in Shelby Co., TX, and
was buried in Shady Grove Cem., Shelby Co., TX.He married June Elizabeth Mathis about 1868 in Shelby Co.,
TX.She was born 19 April 1845 in
AL, died 28 Nov. 1927 in Shelby Co., TX, and was also buried in Shady Grove
Cem.(R‑89)

Edward Counsel Billingsley (712)
was born 15 Jan. 1848 Pontotoc Co., MS, and died 18 April 1918 in Shelby Co.,
TX.He married Delila E. Landrum
in July 1870 in Shelby Co., TX.She
was born in April 1852 in TN.Their children were born in TX.(R‑89)

Children - Billingsley

1910.Frank J. Billingsley (twin), b.
April 1878.

1911.Lucas M. Billingsley (twin), b.
April 1878.

1912.Edwin C. Billingsley, b. May 1884.

Martha R. Billingsley (713) was
born 30 May 1850 in Pontotoc Co., MS, died 3 Dec. 1931 in Shelby Co., TX, and
was buried in Mt. Olive Cem., Shelby Co., TX.She married John A. Prince about 1868 in TX.He was born 8 Jan. 1848 in TN, died 30
July 1930 in Shelby Co., TX, and was also buried in Mt. Olive Cem.Their first child was born in TN, and
the rest in TX.This family was
recorded on the 1880 and 1900 censuses in Shelby Co., TX.(R‑89)

Children - Prince

1913.Melissa Prince, b c. 1868.

1914.Alfred H. Prince, b. Aug. 1872.

1915.Alice Prince, b.c. 1873.

1916.Isa Prince [female], b.c. 1874.

1917.Dellar Prince, b. Aug. 1879, m. D.
E. Hapman, 17 May 1899 (Shelby Co., TX).This may be the same person as Ida on the 1880 census.

Joseph Billingsley (715) was born 7
May 1853 in Pontotoc Co., MS, died 13 Jan. 1929 in Shelby Co., TX, and was
buried in Mt. Zion Cem., Shelby Co., TX.He first married Nancy E. Whitton in 1894.She was born 5 July 1857, and died 7 July 1916 in Shelby
Co., TX.He married second Mattie
Wheeler on 3 March 1920 in Shelby Co., TX.(R‑89)

Children - Billingsley, by Nancy Whitton

1923.James Emmett Nelson [adopted], b.
Sept. 1893 (TX).

Nancy J.
Billingsley (717) was born 31 Jan. 1857 in Pontotoc Co., MS, and died 30 March
1952 in Timpson, Shelby Co.,TX.She married George W. Hooper on 10 Nov. 1875in Shelby Co., TX.He was born 7 Dec. 1852 in TX, and died
25 July 1935 in Shelby Co., TX, and was buried in Pleasant Grove Cem., Shelby
Co., TX.Their children were born
in Shelby Co., TX.They were
recorded on the 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 censuses in Shelby Co.,
TX.(R‑89)

Joseph Thomas Trice (720) was born
18 Oct. 1849 in Blount Co., AL, died 7 April 1927 in Snyder, Scurry Co., TX,
and was buried in Snyder Cem., Scurry Co., TX.He married Harriett Hinds on 7 July 1869 in Blount Co.,
AL.She was born 25 Aug. 1853 in
Jefferson Co., TN, and died before 1900, probably in TX.Their first three children were born in
Blount Co., AL and the rest in Nash, Marion Co., TX.They were recorded on the 1880 census in Ellis Co., TX, and
he was recorded as a widower on the 1900 census in Taylor Co., TX.He married second Emma ‑‑‑‑‑‑,
about 1901.She was born about
1863 in MS, and died after 1930.They were recorded on the 1910 census in Nolan Co., TX and the 1920
census in Taylor Co., TX.Emma was
a widow on the 1930 census in Taylor Co., TX.(R‑89)

Mary Trice (725) was born in March
1863 in Blount Co., AL, and died after 1900.She married Austin Carus about 1878 in AL.He was born in Nov. 1844 in AL.They were recorded on the 1900 census
in Blount Co., AL.Two of her
three children were living.Also
in the household was Mary’s widowed mother Hannah and a niece Clara Trice, born
Nov. 1893.(R‑89)

Children - Carus

1946.William Carus, b. Oct. 1881 (AL).

1947.James Carus, b. Jan. 1884 (AL).

CHILDREN OF GRAVES G. BROOKSHIRE (182) AND SARAH F. BACON

Esther Ann Brookshire (727) was
born 15 Oct. 1852 in Pontotoc Co., MS, died 28 May 1934 in McAlester, Pittsburg
Co., OK, and was buried in Oak Hill Cem., Pittsburg Co., OK.She married Robert Duff Deel, son of
Peter Deel III and Isabella Serena Duff, on 12 Sept. 1875 in Ferris, Ellis Co.,
TX.He was born 15 Sept. 1849 in
Pontotoc Co., MS, died 21 March 1921 in McAlester, OK, and was also buried in
Oak Hill Cem.They were recorded
on the 1880 census for Precinct 5, Dallas Co., TX, page 281D; he was listed as
R. D. Deal, farmer, and children Mattie and Lena, both born in TX.Her sister Florence married his brother
George.(R‑85, R‑89)

Robert L. Brookshire (728) was born
15 Oct. 1854 in Ellistown, Pontotoc Co., MS, died in Nov. 1920 in Potosi,
Taylor Co., TX, and was buried in Potosi Cem., Taylor Co., TX.He married Angelina Alexander on 9 Jan.
1878 in Ferris, Ellis Co., TX.She
was born in Jan. 1859 in AL, and died after 1920.Note the different spelling of the children’s surname.This family was recorded on the 1910
and 1920 censuses in Taylor Co., TX.(R‑85, R‑89)

Sarah Graves Brookshire (729) was
born in 1857 (or 8 Dec. 1859) in Pontotoc Co., MS, died 18 July 1947 in Dallas,
Dallas Co., TX, and was buried in Highland Cem., Bryan Co., OK.She was listed on the 1860 census as
age 3.She married William A.
Sheffield on 28 Nov. 1874 in Corinth, Tishomingo Co., MS.He was born 8 May 1855 near Corinth,
MS, and died 26 Aug. 1906 in Durant, Bryan Co., OK.They were recorded on the 1900 census in Precinct 2, Ellis
Co., TX, ED 17, p. 26B.Their
children were born in TX.(R‑89)

Martha Jim Brookshire (730) was
born 11 Feb. 1859 in Corinth, Tishomingo Co., MS, died 27 Nov. 1937 in Denton,
Denton Co., TX, and was buried in Little Elm Cem., Denton, TX.She married Josiah B. Hardin, son of
Simon Peter Hardin, on 20 March 1879 in Ferris, Ellis Co., TX.He was born 10 April 1858 in Corinth,
MS, died 16 Dec. 1908 in Denton, TX, and was also buried in Little Elm
Cem.Their children were born in
TX.(R‑89)

Florence Emaline Brookshire (732)
was born 24 Oct. 1865 in Franklin Co., AL, died 14 Dec. 1943 in Rotan, Fisher
Co., TX, and was buried in Belleview Cem., Fisher Co., TX.She married George Washington Deel, son
of Peter Deel III and Isabella Serena Duff, on 3 (or 4) Sept. 1884 in Ellis
Co., TX.He was born 1 July 18861
in Pontotoc Co., MS, died 17 Aug. 1936 in Rotan, TX, and was also buried in
Belleview Cem.Their children were
born in TX.Her sister Esther
married his brother Robert.This
family wasrecorded on the 1900
census in Fisher Co., TX.(R‑89)

Graves James Brookshire (733) was
born 15 Sept. 1869 in McNairy Co., TN, died 2 Feb. 1952 in Wynnewood, Garvin
Co., OK, and was buried in Wynnewood View Cem., Garvin Co., OK.He first married Nicy Belle Wardlow on
11 Oct. 1891 in Fisher Co., TX.She was born 7 July 1870 in TN, died 11 Feb. 1911 in Wynnewood, OK, and
was also buried in Wynnewood View Cem.He married second Stella Moore on 11 June 1923 in Pauls Valley, Garvin
Co., OK.He was recorded on the
1880 census for Precinct 5, Dallas Co., TX, page 281D, listed as age 10, both
his parents born in KY, living with his sister Ester [sic] A. Deal, his brother‑in-law
R. D. Deal, and their 2 children.He was recorded on the 1920 census in Elmore, Garvin Co., OK, ED 26,
page 12B, dwelling 64, with his unmarried daughters Opal and Ora, and his
married daughter Eula, her husband and 4 children and on the 1930 census in
Elmore City, OK with his second wife Stella.His children changed their surname to Brookshier.R‑85, R‑89)

William Leonard Brookshire (734)
was born about 1844 in Marshall Co., AL, and died 13 Jan. 1902 in Franklin Co.,
AR.He married Martha J. Julian on
14 Nov. 1866 in Marshall Co., AL.She was born 12 Feb. 18448 in Knox Co., TN, died 14 Nov. 1937 in Ellis
Co., TX, and was buried in Mt. Peak Cem., Ellis Co., TX.Their first five children were born in
AL, and the last three in Ozark Co., AR.(R‑89)

James Berry Brookshire (735) was
born in Sept. 1847 in AL, and died after 1910.He married Victoria Robinson on 18 July 1871 in Ellis Co.,
TX.She was born in Jan. 1853 in
MS.They were recorded on the
1880, 1900, and 1920 censuses in Ellis Co., TX.Their children were born in Ellis Co., TX.(R‑89)

Henry Archer Brookshire (737) was
born 30 July 1851 in AL, and died in 1937 in Marshall Co., AL.He first married Jennie Bailey in 1883
in Marshall Co., AL.She died in
1892 in Marshall Co., AL.He
married second Ida Lumsden about 1894 in Marshall Co., AL.She was born 6 Nov. 1867 in GA, died 12
March 1916 in Marshall Co., AL, and was buried in Red Hill Methodist Cem.,
Marshall Co., AL.Their children
were born in Marshall Co., AL.(R‑89)

Victoria Brookshire (738) was born
5 Oct. 1856 and died 28 May 1894, both in Marshall Co., AL.She married Abner Bridges about
1875.He was born 7 Nov. 1855 in
AL, died 14 Aug. 1915 in Marshall Co., AL, and was buried in Berry Brookshire
Cem., Red Hill, Marshall Co., AL.(R‑89)

Martha Jane Brookshire (740) was
born 23 July 1858 in Marshall Co., AL, and died after 1920.She married James Fernando Billingsley
on 24 Dec. 1879 in Blountsville, Marshall Co., AL.He was born about 1857 in Marshall Co., AL, and also died
after 1920.They were recorded on
the 1880 census in Marshall Co., AL, the 1900 census in Yell Co., AR, the 1910
and 1920 censuses in Driggs, Logan Co., AR.Their first child was born in AL and the rest in AR.(R‑89)

Samuel C. Brookshire (741) was born
20 Dec. 1859, died 24 July 1905, both in Marshall Co., AL, and was buried in Berry-Brookshire
Cem., Marshall Co., AL.He married
Josephine Holly on 5 Jan. 1888 in Marshall Co., AL.She was born in 1870 and died in 1897.Samuel, his daughters, and his
stepmother were recorded on the 1900 census in Red Hill, Marshall Co., AL.His daughters and stepmother were
recorded in Red Hill, AL on the 1910 census.(R‑89)

Arthur B. Brookshire (743) was born
1 May 1864, died 30 Dec. 1944, both in Marshall Co., AL, and was buried in
Berry-Brookshire Cem., Marshall Co., AL.He married Mary Maude Dagnell, probable daughter of Seabron Dagnell and
Lettie ‑‑‑‑‑‑, on 5 Jan. 1886 in Marshall
Co., AL.She was born 10 Aug. 1867
in AL, died 15 Dec. 1913 in Marshall Co., AL, and was also buried in
Berry-Brookshire Cem.Their children
were born in Marshall Co., AL.(R‑89)

Sarah Elizabeth Berry (744) was
born in Nov. 1840 in Marshall Co., AL, and died after 1920.She was recorded on the 1920 census in
Ferris, Ellis Co., TX living with her daughter’s family.She married John M. Babb about 1860 in
MS.He was born about 1835 in
MS.They were recorded on the 1860
census in Corinth, Tishomingo Co., MS, and the 1880 census in Ellis Co, TX
headed by S. E. Babb.Their
children were born in TN.(R‑85,
R‑89)

Joseph Brown Berry (745) was born
23 Feb. 1843 in Blount Co., AL, and died 15 Oct. 1933 in TN.He first married Jane Suggs about
1870.He married second Martha G.
Asbell about 1880.She was born
about 1848 in MS.He married third
Mary Bingham about 1895.She was
born about 1850 in MS.All his
children were born in McNairy Co., TN.(R‑89)

Winney H. Berry (747) was born 2
Sept. 1848 in TN, died 24 May 1931 in Ellis Co., TX, and was buried in Memorial
Park North, Ellis Co., TX.She
first married George W. Mitchell on 3 March 1864 in McNairy Co., TN.They were recorded on the 1880 census
in Lafayette Co., MS; on this census the place of birth for all children was
recorded as TN.George died in
MS.She married second John Warren
Stogner in 1888 in TX.He was born
about 1851 in NC, and died after 1930.This family was recorded on the 1930 census in Ferris, Ellis Co.,
TX.(R‑89)

Taylor G. Berry (748) was born in
Nov. 1848 in McNairy Co., TN, and died after 1930 in Dyersburg, Dyer Co.,
TN.He first married Frances Pew
in 1876.She was born in March
1854, and died between 1900-1910.This family was recorded on the 1880 and 1900 censuses in McNairy Co.,
TN.Of her 10 children, four were
living, all born TN.He married
second Mary ‑‑‑‑‑‑ about 1909.She was born about 1862 in TN, and died
after 1930.Taylor and Mary were
recorded on the 1910, 1920, and 1930 censuses in Gibson Co., TN.(R‑85, R‑89)

Children - Berry, by Frances Pew

2065.Della Berry, b. Oct. 1876.

2066.Beatrice Berry, b. Jan. 1879.

2067.Anna Berry, b. July 1883.

2068.Lessie Berry, b. May 1887.

James Pierce Berry (749) was born 6
Jan. 1853 in TN, and died 15 Jan. 1928 in Fox, Carter Co., OK.He married Mary Anna E. Thomas in 1880
in TX.She was born Sept. 1853 in
AL.They were recorded on the 1900
census in Collin Co., TX, ED 18, sheet 13A.Four of Mary’s five children were living in 1900.(R‑85, R‑89)

Children - Berry

2069.William A. Berry, b. Dec. 1882
(TX).

2070.Ira M. Berry, b. June 1885 (Indian
Territory).

2071.Winnie A. Berry, b. March 1890
(AR).

2072.Sallie B. Berry, b. July 1895 (TX).

Clarissa Jube Berry (750) was born
24 March 1856 in McNairy Co., TN, and died 10 Sept. 1926 in Roff, Pontotoc Co.,
OK.She married David Simon
Hardin, son of Simon Peter Hardin, on 18 Dec. 1872 in McNairy Co., TN.He was born June 1849 in AL.(R‑85, R‑89)

Margaret Berry (751) was born about
1857 (or April 1859 from the 1900 census) in Tishomingo Co., MS, and died after
1930.She was listed as age 3 on
the 1860 census.She married
William F. Biggs on 5 Dec. 1877.He was born Jan. 1857 in MS, and died before 1910.They were recorded on the 1900 census
in Ellis Co., TX, ED 17, sheet 20B.Eight of Margaret’s eleven children were living, all born TX.She and children Harry and Haskell were
recorded on the 1910 census in Pittsburg Co., OK living with her widowed son-in-law
Sam Tubb.She was recorded on the
1930 census living with her granddaughter Fay (Tubb) Bronaugh in Dallas Co.,
TX, ED 58, sheet 5A.(R‑85)

John Robert Conn (752) was born 24
Dec. 1864 in McNairy Co., TN, and died 6 Oct. 1952 in Terrell, Kaufman Co.,
TX.He married Theodocia Inez
Ledbetter.She was born about 1880
in AL, and died after 1930.They
were recorded on the 1920 and 1930 censuses in Precinct 5, Dallas Co., TX.Their children were born in TX.(R‑85, R‑89)

Harriet Emaline Haynes (754) was
born 28 Nov. 1842 (per R‑85) or 28 March 1844in Blount Co., AL, and died 2 May 1931 in Ferris, Ellis Co.,
TX.She married John E. Cobb on 10
Jan. 1869 in Lee Co., MS.He was
born 13 July 1836 in AL, and died 7 Jan. 1908 in Ferris, TX.They were recorded on the 1880 census
in Ellistown, Lee Co., MS and in Ellis Co., TX on the 1900, 1910, 1920, and
1930 censuses.Their first child
was born in MS, the next two in AR, and the rest in TX.(R‑84, R‑85, R‑89)

Andrew Warren Haynes (757) was born
20 March 1847 (or 20 July 1848 per R‑85 and R‑89) in Ellistown,
Pontotoc Co., MS, died 23 May 1931 in Reeves, Gordon Co., GA, and was buried in
Reeves Cem., Roby, TX.He first
married Triphaney Caroline Deel, daughter of Peter Deel III and Isabella Serena
Duff, on 12 Dec. 1874 in Dallas Co., TX.She was born 19 May 1855 in Ellistown, Pontotoc Co., MS, died of measles
on 5 May 1884 in Fisher Co., TX, and was buried in Rotan, Fisher Co., TX.He married second Theresa C.
Haynes.He married third Sarah C. ‑‑‑‑‑‑.He married fourth Ella Virginia
(Ethridge) Carter on 6 Nov. 1890 in Fisher Co., TX.She was born 29 June 1861 in GA, and died 16 June 1939 in
Reeves, GA.She first married ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Carter and had a daughter, Mary, born in Sept. 1881 in TX.Andrew and Ella’s children were born in
Roby, Fisher Co., TX.R‑89
does not list wives Theresa or Sarah, and lists Triphaney as the mother of the
first four children.They were
recorded on the 1900 census in Fisher Co., TX, the 1920 census in Abilene,
Taylor Co., TX, and the 1930 census in Ft. Worth, Tarrant Co., TX.(R‑84, R‑85, R‑89)

Children - Haynes, by Triphaney C. Deel

2114.Idella Haynes, b.c. 1875, never
married, d. 12 Aug. 1958 (Kaufman Co., TX).She was recorded on the 1910 and 1930 censuses as a patient
in the North Texas Hospital for the insane.

Alexander Graves Haynes (758) was
born 21 (or 28 per R‑89) June 1852 in Ellistown, Pontotoc Co., MS, died
14 Jan. 1944, and was buried in Mt. Olive Cem., Big Spring, Howard Co.,
TX.He married his first cousin,
Octavanas (“Diddle”) A. Brookshire (#726), daughter of Graves Goodrich
Brookshire and Sarah Frances Bacon, on 2 Sept. 1872 in Alcorn Co., MS[58].Octavanas was born about 1850 (or June
1853) in Pontotoc Co., MS, died 22 May 1929 in Big Spring, TX, and was buried
in Big Spring.She was recorded on
the 1860 census as 10 and on the 1870 census as 18; the June 1853 information
is from the 1900 census in Fisher Co., TX.Alexander’s birth information was also recorded as June
1853.Three of their children had
died by 1900.Henry was born in MS
and the rest in TX.(R‑84, R‑85,
R‑89)

William Harper Haynes (759) was born 31 Aug. 1853 in
Pontotoc Co., MS, died 28 Dec. 1931 in Burleson, Johnson Co., TX, and was
buried 29 Dec. 1931 in Burleson.He married Mary Emma Coolidge, daughter of Joel Bigelow Coolidge and
Mary White, on 7 Jan. 1886 in Lancaster, Dallas Co., TX.She was born 23 Feb. 1865 in Winnebago
Co., IL, died 24 June 1935 in Burleson, TX, and was buried in Burleson.According to R‑85, Mary was an
aunt of President Calvin Coolidge.

Above is a family photo taken in
1949.In the front row, left to
right: Hattie Lee Heizer, Allie Mae Johnston, and Willie Warren Haynes.In the back row, left to right: Rufus
White Haynes, Guy Harper Haynes, Woodie Phillips Haynes, Joseph Bascom Haynes,
and Alex Graves Haynes.

Their children attended school in a
community called White Flat, named for the powdery white gypsum sand that lies
near the surface of the land.The
school also served as a Methodist Church.

Allie was born in Lancaster, Dallas
Co., TX, the next six children in Roby, Rotan Co., TX, and Guy in Burleston,
TX.(R‑84, R‑85)

Mary Jane Haynes (760) was born 15
Jan. 1857 in Pontotoc (or Lee) Co., MS, died 26 Nov. 1919 in Ellis Co., TX, and
was buried in Memorial Park North, Ellis Co., TX.She married Hopkins Turner Wilcher in 1872 in MS.He was born in 21 Nov. 1846, died 28
Sept. 1928, and was also buried in Memorial Park North, Ellis Co., TX.This family was recorded on the 1880,
1900, and 1910 censuses in Ellis Co., TX.Wallace was born in MS and the other children were born in TX.(R‑85, R‑89)

Georgia Anna Haynes (762) was born
6 Sept. 1865 (or 15 Nov. 1862 per R‑84) in Tupelo, Lee Co., MS, and died
7 Dec. 1924 (or 3 Jan. 1936 per R‑84) in Eldorado, Jackson, OK.She married James Isham Davis on 30 May
1892 in Roby, Fisher Co., TX.He
was born 21 July 1859 in Buffalo, Leon Co., TX, died 16 May 1929 in Eldorado,
OK, and was buried in Eldorado, OK.Georgia attended Centenary College in Lampases, TX in 1887.In 1891 the Methodist church sent James
to preach at Roby First Methodist Church.James boarded with the family prior to marrying Georgia.This family was recorded on the 1920
census in Eldorado, OK.(R‑84,
R‑85, R‑89)

Ellen Eliza Brookshire (772) was
born in March 1870 in MS, and died after 1930.She married James Riley Harrison on 26 Dec. 1886 in Prairie
Co., AR.He was born in Aug. 1860
in AR, and died after 1930.This
family was recorded on the 1910, 1920 and 1930 censuses in Prairie Co.,
AR.Their children were born in
AR.(R‑89)

Richard Marvin Brookshire (774) was
born in Jan. 1878 in AR, and died 23 Dec. 1971.He married Hulda G. Brewer in 1898 in AR.She was born in Nov. 1879 in AR, and
died between 1900 and 1910 and Prairie Co., AR.(R‑89)

Brittain Walter Brookshire (775)
was born 12 Sept. 1854 in MS, died 28 Dec. 1878 in Shelby Co., TX, and was
buried in Fulson Chapel Cem., Shelby Co., TX.He married Susan ‑‑‑‑‑‑.She was born about 1849 in TX.Susan was the head of the household for
Brittain’s siblings and her own orphaned children in the 1880 Shelby Co., TX
census.Their children were born
in TX.(R‑89)

Children - Brookshire

2170.Esther Brookshire, b.c. 1874.

2171.Fannie Brookshire, b.c. 1876.

J. Ford Brookshire (776) was born 3
Nov. 1856 and died 10 March 1917, both in Shelby Co., TX, and was buried in
Enterprise Cem., Shelby Co., TX.He married Henryetta Lambright on 23 Feb. 1888 in Shelby Co., TX.She was born in March 1854 in TX.(R‑89)